Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Norway
Norway: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 5.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Norway, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Norway is 5.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Norway peaked at 5.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1990.
That places Norway 134th out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.8% | — |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +56.1% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +22.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +19.0% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 2 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -30.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.83 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.12 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.8575 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Norway?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Norway was 5.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Norway ranks 134th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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