Iran vs Norway: Share of global forest area
Iran
0.3%
in 2025
Norway
0.3%
in 2025
Iran rank
50th
Norway rank
48th
Share of global forest area over time
- Iran
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Iran, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 50th and Norway ranks 48th of 235 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Iran or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Iran and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Norway?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Norway rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Iran ranks 50th and Norway ranks 48th of 235 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 global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.