Share of annual global forest expansion in Norway
Norway: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of annual global forest expansion 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 annual global forest expansion in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Norway peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Norway 48th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of annual global forest expansion in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -60.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +199.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +30.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 90% of the median. (36 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 annual global forest expansion in Norway?
- Share of annual global forest expansion 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 annual global forest expansion recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Norway ranks 48th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. 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 annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.