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Forest cover — Norway

Forest cover in Norway in 2023 — 33.5%. Ranked 98 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.28 pp.

2023 33.5% +0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank 98of 213
Period maximum 33.5%2023
Period minimum 33.13%2010

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Norway, 1990–202333.133.233.333.433.533.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 33.22%1991: 33.21%1992: 33.21%1993: 33.2%1994: 33.2%1995: 33.19%1996: 33.18%1997: 33.18%1998: 33.17%1999: 33.17%2000: 33.16%2001: 33.16%2002: 33.16%2003: 33.16%2004: 33.15%2005: 33.15%2006: 33.15%2007: 33.14%2008: 33.14%2009: 33.14%2010: 33.13%2011: 33.16%2012: 33.18%2013: 33.21%2014: 33.23%2015: 33.25%2016: 33.27%2017: 33.29%2018: 33.32%2019: 33.34%2020: 33.44%2021: 33.46%2022: 33.48%2023: 33.5%
Change over the period: +0.28 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Norway

Norway 33.5%
World 31.1%
Europe & Central Asia 38.59%
Northern Europe computed 35.76%
High-income countries computed 36.18%
Forest cover — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 33.5 +0.02 pp
2022 33.48 +0.02 pp
2021 33.46 +0.02 pp
2020 33.44 +0.1 pp
2019 33.34 +0.02 pp
2018 33.32 +0.02 pp
2017 33.29 +0.02 pp
2016 33.27 +0.03 pp
2015 33.25 +0.01 pp
2014 33.23 +0.02 pp
2013 33.21 +0.03 pp
2012 33.18 +0.02 pp
2011 33.16 +0.02 pp
2010 33.13 −0 pp
2009 33.14 −0 pp
2008 33.14 −0 pp
2007 33.14 −0 pp
2006 33.15 −0 pp
2005 33.15 −0 pp
2004 33.15 −0 pp
2003 33.16 −0 pp
2002 33.16 −0 pp
2001 33.16 −0 pp
2000 33.16 −0.01 pp
1999 33.17 −0.01 pp
1998 33.17 −0.01 pp
1997 33.18 −0.01 pp
1996 33.18 −0.01 pp
1995 33.19 −0.01 pp
1994 33.2 −0.01 pp
1993 33.2 −0.01 pp
1992 33.21 −0.01 pp
1991 33.21 −0.01 pp
1990 33.22 —

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

FI Finland 73.72 SE Sweden 68.7 EE Estonia 57.07 LV Latvia 55 LT Lithuania 35.23 NO Norway 33.5 DK Denmark 15.78 GB United Kingdom 13.29 IE Ireland 11.53 IM Isle of Man 6.07 IS Iceland 0.53 FO Faroe Islands 0.06 GL Greenland 0
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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