Forest land — Share in Land area in Norway
Norway: Forest land — Share in Land area was 33.25 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Norway, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Norway stood at 33.25 %.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Norway peaked at 33.45 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33.21 %, in 2018.
That places Norway 122nd out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.45 % | — |
| 1991 | 33.44 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 33.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 33.43 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 33.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 33.42 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 33.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 33.41 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 33.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33.4 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 33.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 33.38 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 33.37 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.36 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.34 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 33.33 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 33.32 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 33.3 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 33.29 % | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.28 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 33.26 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 33.25 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33.24 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.22 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.21 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33.27 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 33.27 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.26 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.25 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.25 % | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 33.25 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 97% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Norway's 33.25 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.85 %, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.42 % | 33.4 % | 33.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.34 % | 33.28 % | 33.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.23 % | 33.21 % | 33.26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.26 % | 33.25 % | 33.27 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 119 Sierra Leone 34.03 % compare
- 120 United States 33.78 % compare
- 121 Serbia and Montenegro 33.41 % compare
- 123 Guatemala 33.12 % compare
- 124 El Salvador 33.01 % compare
- 125 OECD 32.94 % compare
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 — share in land area in Norway?
- Forest land — share in land area in Norway was 33.25 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 33.45 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.21 % in 2018.
- How does Norway rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Norway ranks 122nd out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 — Share in 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.