Norway vs Switzerland: Share of annual global forest expansion
Norway
0.1%
in 2020
Switzerland
0.1%
in 2020
Norway rank
48th
Switzerland rank
51st
Share of annual global forest expansion over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.6 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 48th and Switzerland ranks 51st of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of annual global forest expansion, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Switzerland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of annual global forest expansion between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Norway ranks 48th and Switzerland ranks 51st of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.