Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Norway

Norway: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 0.93 % in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
0.93 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
159th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.95 %
in 1990
All-time low
0.93 %
in 2015
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Norway, 1990–2025

00.20.40.60.811990200720251990: 0.95 %1991: 0.95 %1992: 0.95 %1993: 0.95 %1994: 0.95 %1995: 0.95 %1996: 0.95 %1997: 0.95 %1998: 0.95 %1999: 0.95 %2000: 0.95 %2001: 0.95 %2002: 0.95 %2003: 0.95 %2004: 0.95 %2005: 0.95 %2006: 0.95 %2007: 0.95 %2008: 0.95 %2009: 0.95 %2010: 0.95 %2011: 0.95 %2012: 0.94 %2013: 0.94 %2014: 0.94 %2015: 0.93 %2016: 0.93 %2017: 0.93 %2018: 0.93 %2019: 0.93 %2020: 0.93 %2021: 0.93 %2022: 0.93 %2023: 0.93 %2024: 0.93 %2025: 0.93 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Norway recorded 0.93 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Norway peaked at 0.95 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.93 %, in 2015.

That places Norway 159th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 10
2000s 0.95 % 0.95 % 0.95 % 10
2010s 0.937 % 0.93 % 0.95 % 10
2020s 0.93 % 0.93 % 0.93 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is planted forest — share in forest land in Norway?
Planted forest — share in forest land in Norway was 0.93 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.95 % in 1990.
What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.93 % in 2015.
How does Norway rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
Norway ranks 159th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.