Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Norway
Norway: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 0.93 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Norway, 1990–2025
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 174th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.95 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.94 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.93 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.93 % | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.93 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.3 %, 5% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.93 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1 %, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 171 Sierra Leone 1.01 % compare
- 172 Ecuador 0.98 % compare
- 173 Montenegro 0.97 % compare
- 175 Colombia 0.91 % compare
- 175 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.91 % compare
- 177 Melanesia 0.85 % 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 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 174th out of 207 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
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.