Forest land — Area in Norway
Norway: Forest land — Area was 12,109 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Norway, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Norway stood at 12,109 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Norway peaked at 12,217 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,109 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Norway 57th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest land — Area in Norway, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,217 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 12,215 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 12,213 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 12,211 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 12,210 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 12,208 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 12,206 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 12,204 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 12,202 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 12,200 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 12,198 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 12,194 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 12,189 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 12,184 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 12,179 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 12,174 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,169 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 12,164 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 12,159 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 12,154 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 12,149 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 12,146 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 12,143 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 12,140 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 12,136 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 12,133 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 12,130 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 12,128 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 12,126 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 12,123 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 12,121 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 12,118 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 12,116 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 12,114 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 12,111 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 12,109 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 12,109 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 21.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Norway's 12,109 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 5.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,209 1000 ha | 12,200 1000 ha | 12,217 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,176 1000 ha | 12,154 1000 ha | 12,198 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,135 1000 ha | 12,123 1000 ha | 12,149 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,115 1000 ha | 12,109 1000 ha | 12,121 1000 ha | 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)
- 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 land — area in Norway?
- Forest land — area in Norway was 12,109 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 12,217 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,109 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for forest land — area?
- Norway ranks 57th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.