Share global forest in Norway
Norway: Share global forest was 0.2925 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.2925
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
48th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.2925
in 2025
All-time low
0.2813
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Norway, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.2925 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Norway peaked at 0.2925 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2813, in 1990.
Norway ranks 48th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share global forest in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2813 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2819 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2826 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2832 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2839 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2846 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2852 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2859 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2866 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2873 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2879 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2881 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2882 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2883 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2884 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2886 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2887 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2888 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2889 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2891 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2892 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2894 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2896 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2898 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.29 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2902 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2903 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2905 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2907 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2908 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.291 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2913 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2916 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2919 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2922 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2925 | +0.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.2925 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 27.8× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.2925 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 5.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2842 | 0.2813 | 0.2873 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2885 | 0.2879 | 0.2891 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.29 | 0.2892 | 0.2908 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2917 | 0.291 | 0.2925 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.4628 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0311 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.4805 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 7.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Norway?
- Share global forest in Norway was 0.2925 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2925 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2813 in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for share global forest?
- Norway ranks 48th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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