Land use hidden — Forest in Norway
Norway: Land use hidden — Forest was 122,034 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land use hidden — Forest in Norway, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Norway recorded 122,034 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Norway peaked at 122,034 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 121,020 Square kilometres, in 2010.
Norway ranks 46th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land use hidden — Forest in Norway, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 121,320 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 121,301 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 121,282 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 121,263 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 121,244 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 121,225 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 121,206 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 121,187 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 121,168 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 121,149 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 121,130 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 121,119 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 121,108 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 121,097 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 121,086 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 121,075 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 121,064 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 121,053 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 121,042 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 121,031 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 121,020 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 121,098 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 121,176 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 121,254 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 121,332 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 121,410 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 121,488 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 121,566 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 121,644 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 121,722 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 121,800 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 121,878 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 121,956 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 122,034 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 122,034 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,173 Square kilometres, 38.5× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Norway's 122,034 Square kilometres is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,879 Square kilometres, 5.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121,234 Square kilometres | 121,149 Square kilometres | 121,320 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 121,080 Square kilometres | 121,031 Square kilometres | 121,130 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,371 Square kilometres | 121,020 Square kilometres | 121,722 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 121,917 Square kilometres | 121,800 Square kilometres | 122,034 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — forest in Norway?
- Land use hidden — forest in Norway was 122,034 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 122,034 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,020 Square kilometres in 2010.
- How does Norway rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Norway ranks 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata