Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre in Norway
Norway: Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre was 3.18 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wood fuel, coniferous — production, per square kilometre in Norway stood at 3.18 m3 per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 89.1% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel, coniferous — production, per square kilometre in Norway peaked at 3.18 m3 per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2026 m3 per square kilometre, in 1997.
Norway ranks 39th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre in Norway, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.14 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.12 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 2 m3 per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1964 | 1.99 m3 per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.93 m3 per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9008 m3 per square kilometre | -53.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8843 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8542 m3 per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7119 m3 per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6516 m3 per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.575 m3 per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5531 m3 per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4791 m3 per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4709 m3 per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4572 m3 per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4463 m3 per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4353 m3 per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4408 m3 per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4737 m3 per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5092 m3 per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6626 m3 per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1982 | 0.679 m3 per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.679 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.679 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6872 m3 per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6899 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7173 m3 per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7365 m3 per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7365 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7173 m3 per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7228 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7228 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2984 m3 per square kilometre | -58.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3203 m3 per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3203 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3176 m3 per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2026 m3 per square kilometre | -36.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3551 m3 per square kilometre | +75.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5339 m3 per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5074 m3 per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.13 m3 per square kilometre | +121.9% |
| 2002 | 1.21 m3 per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 1.4 m3 per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 1.88 m3 per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2005 | 1.27 m3 per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 2006 | 2.33 m3 per square kilometre | +83.5% |
| 2007 | 2.09 m3 per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 2.09 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.09 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.11 m3 per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.61 m3 per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2012 | 1.61 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.4 m3 per square kilometre | +48.9% |
| 2014 | 2.4 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.69 m3 per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2016 | 1.7 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.69 m3 per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.61 m3 per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.49 m3 per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.49 m3 per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.68 m3 per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 1.68 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.18 m3 per square kilometre | +89.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 3.18 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5642 m3 per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Norway's 3.18 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.24 m3 per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +121.9% | 0.5074 m3 per square kilometre | 1.13 m3 per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +89.1% | 1.68 m3 per square kilometre | 3.18 m3 per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +83.5% | 1.27 m3 per square kilometre | 2.33 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +75.3% | 0.2026 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3551 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1993 | -58.7% | 0.7228 m3 per square kilometre | 0.2984 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1966 | -53.3% | 1.93 m3 per square kilometre | 0.9008 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 m3 per square kilometre | 0.7119 m3 per square kilometre | 2.14 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4983 m3 per square kilometre | 0.4353 m3 per square kilometre | 0.6516 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6776 m3 per square kilometre | 0.5092 m3 per square kilometre | 0.7365 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4511 m3 per square kilometre | 0.2026 m3 per square kilometre | 0.7228 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 m3 per square kilometre | 0.5074 m3 per square kilometre | 2.33 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 m3 per square kilometre | 1.49 m3 per square kilometre | 2.4 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 m3 per square kilometre | 1.49 m3 per square kilometre | 3.18 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.605 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.4167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel, coniferous — production, per square kilometre in Norway?
- Wood fuel, coniferous — production, per square kilometre in Norway was 3.18 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel, coniferous — production, per square kilometre recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 m3 per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest wood fuel, coniferous — production, per square kilometre recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2026 m3 per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for wood fuel, coniferous — production, per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood fuel, coniferous — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.