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
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.
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 |
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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 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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