Share of global annual deforestation in Norway
Norway: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of global annual deforestation in Norway, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.1% for share of global annual deforestation in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Norway peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Norway 44th out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of global annual deforestation in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +66.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +40.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 176.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 14.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global annual deforestation in Norway?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Norway was 0.1% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Norway ranks 44th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.