Forestland — Area, per capita in Norway
Norway: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0022 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Norway, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.0022 1000 ha per person for forestland — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.0029 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Norway ranks 21st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.0022 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 10.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.0022 1000 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 8.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More climate change data for Norway
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 147.21 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,074 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 927.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,147 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 112.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 904.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 902.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Norway?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Norway was 0.0022 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Norway ranks 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.