Environment in Norway

3,568 indicators covering environment for Norway.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 7.75 kg/ha 2023 down 3.2% 56th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 16,899 t 2023 down 11.8% 62nd
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 20.97 kg/ha 2023 down 11.3% 58th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 11.94 % 2023 down 10.8% 174th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 34.56 % 2023 down 8.1% 152nd
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 28.12 % 2023 up 0.1% 158th
Arable land use per person 0.1455 hectares per person 2023 down 8.5% 84th
Forest area 12.11 million hectares 2025 down 0.2% 48th
Share of global forest area 0.3% 2025 up 0.8% 48th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index 1.45 2023 up 2,937.9% 7th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 386.3% 60th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0137 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 181.0% 83rd
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 51.1% 94th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 141.0% 57th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1.6% 75th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 94.9% 61st
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 72.7% 19th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1.4% 131st
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 0.7% 128th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3.1% 122nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 29.1% 134th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 174.8% 52nd
Plywood and LVL — Production 0 m3 2024 129th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 5.54 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,032.2% 74th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.9% 69th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 11.3% 81st
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0295 1000 USD per person 2024 up 29.0% 27th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0207 t per person 2024 up 3.6% 31st
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0159 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 92.0% 90th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0238 t per square kilometre 2023 down 92.1% 87th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 0.0% 167th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 3.18 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 32.6% 39th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 16.2% 22nd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 1.2% 108th
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% 44th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 109.44 % change on previous year 2024 up 750.7% 21st
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 2 t 2024 95th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 4 1000 USD 2024 102nd
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year 2024 down 82.4% 80th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.2268 m3 per person 2024 down 31.5% 79th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.434 m3 per person 2024 down 13.5% 46th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.2772 m3 per person 2024 down 22.7% 88th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 2.59 m3 per person 2024 up 7.5% 12th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 15.51 % change on previous year 2024 up 333.4% 53rd
Primary Forest — Area 224.54 1000 ha 2025 up 12.8% 62nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 77,109 t 2024 up 14.9% 56th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 57,692 1000 USD 2024 down 4.0% 57th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.8484 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 59.1% 25th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 11.26 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 55.3% 17th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 10.7% 29th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.8% 24th
Recovered paper — Import quantity 105,274 t 2024 up 404.5% 38th
Recovered paper — Import value 11,981 1000 USD 2024 up 173.7% 45th
Annual change in forest area -2,434 hectares 2025 up 25.4% 173rd
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.0% 2025 up 25.2% 151st
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.0% 2025 up 25.2% 150th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -2,434 hectares 2025 up 25.4% 173rd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0791 t per person 2024 down 12.6% 2nd
Fibreboard — Export quantity 122,590 m3 2024 up 113.9% 38th
Fibreboard — Export value 55,882 1000 USD 2024 up 90.5% 34th