Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Norway
Norway: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -0.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Norway, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded -0.0% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Norway peaked at -0.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2010.
Norway ranks 150th of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 53.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.65 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1993 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0356 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0239 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0367 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Norway?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Norway was -0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2010.
- How does Norway rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Norway ranks 150th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.