Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Norway
Norway: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 113,110 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
113,110 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
102nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
115,540 hectares
in 1990
All-time low
113,110 hectares
in 2020
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Norway, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Norway stood at 113,110 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Norway peaked at 115,540 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 113,110 hectares, in 2020.
That places Norway 102nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Norway, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 115,540 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 115,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 115,072 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 114,604 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 114,136 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 113,668 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 113,200 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 113,182 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 113,164 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 113,146 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 113,128 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 113,110 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 113,110 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 113,110 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 113,110 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 113,110 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 113,110 hectares | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 113,110 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 377,020 hectares, 30% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Norway's 113,110 hectares is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 430,910 hectares, 26% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 115,540 hectares | 115,540 hectares | 115,540 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 115,540 hectares | 115,540 hectares | 115,540 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 113,884 hectares | 113,128 hectares | 115,540 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 113,110 hectares | 113,110 hectares | 113,110 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Norway?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Norway was 113,110 hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 115,540 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,110 hectares in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Norway ranks 102nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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