Agriculture-driven deforestation in Norway
Norway: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 172.47 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Norway, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Norway recorded 172.47 hectares for agriculture-driven deforestation in 2024.
That represents a change of up 21.3% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture-driven deforestation in Norway peaked at 552.46 hectares in 2018 and was at its lowest, 68.75 hectares, in 2003.
Norway ranks 98th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 154.9 hectares | 68.75 hectares | 248.74 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 304.76 hectares | 207.06 hectares | 552.46 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 235.3 hectares | 142.23 hectares | 383.24 hectares | 5 |
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 agriculture-driven deforestation in Norway?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Norway was 172.47 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 552.46 hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.75 hectares in 2003.
- How does Norway rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Norway ranks 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-driven deforestation rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.