Forest area in Norway
Norway: Forest area was 12,109 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
12,109 ha th
World rank
54th
of 255 countries
All-time high
12,217 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
12,109 ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Norway, 1990–2025
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 54th of 255 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area in Norway, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,217 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 12,198 ha th | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 12,149 ha th | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 12,133 ha th | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 12,121 ha th | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 12,109 ha th | -0.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 12,109 ha th is above the median for high income countries, which is 506.34 ha th, 23.9× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Norway's 12,109 ha th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,162 ha th, 5.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 54th out of 255 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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