Primary Forest — Area in Norway
Norway: Primary Forest — Area was 224.54 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary Forest — Area in Norway, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary forest — area in Norway is 224.54 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Norway peaked at 224.54 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 155.96 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Norway 56th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 155.96 1000 ha | 155.96 1000 ha | 155.96 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 155.96 1000 ha | 155.96 1000 ha | 155.96 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 191.2 1000 ha | 155.96 1000 ha | 219.43 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 224.54 1000 ha | 224.54 1000 ha | 224.54 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 53 Tajikistan 296 1000 ha compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 294.08 1000 ha compare
- 55 Brunei Darussalam 263 1000 ha compare
- 57 Niger 220 1000 ha compare
- 58 Philippines 219.1 1000 ha compare
- 59 Uzbekistan 210.3 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Norway
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.57 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 77.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,023 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.48 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 17.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 176 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.3 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 81.81 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 805 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Norway?
- Primary forest — area in Norway was 224.54 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 224.54 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 155.96 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for primary forest — area?
- Norway ranks 56th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary Forest — 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.