Forest area in Norway
Norway: Forest area was 12,109 ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
12,109 ha th
World rank
47th
of 236 countries
All-time high
12,217 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
12,109 ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Forest area in Norway, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Norway recorded 12,109 ha th for forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Norway peaked at 12,217 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,109 ha th, in 2025.
Norway ranks 47th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,217 ha th | 12,217 ha th | 12,217 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 12,198 ha th | 12,198 ha th | 12,198 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 12,141 ha th | 12,133 ha th | 12,149 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 12,115 ha th | 12,109 ha th | 12,121 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Standard Deviation 0.738 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 533,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1.42 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 7,057 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1,113 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 164,405 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 115,189 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 204,484 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 180,019 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Norway?
- Forest area in Norway was 12,109 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 12,217 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,109 ha th in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for forest area?
- Norway ranks 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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