Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Norway
Norway: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 57.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Norway, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest with a long-term management plan in Norway is 57.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Norway peaked at 57.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2010.
That places Norway 58th out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.4% | — |
| 2000 | 39.1% | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | +47.9% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 51.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | +10.5% |
| 2025 | 57.2% | +1.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 57.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.9%, 74% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Norway's 57.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.1%, 66% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.4% | 32.4% | 32.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 39.1% | 39.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 30.8% | 51.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 56.4% | 57.2% | 2 |
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Norway?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Norway was 57.2% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2010.
- How does Norway rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Norway ranks 58th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).