What is forest area in Norway?

Forest area in Norway was 122,034 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest forest area recorded in Norway?

The highest recorded value was 122,034 sq. km in 2023.

What is the lowest forest area recorded in Norway?

The lowest recorded value was 121,020 sq. km in 2010.

How does Norway rank for forest area?

Norway ranks 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.

Is forest area rising or falling in Norway?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Norway data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Forest area in Norway

Name: Forest area in Norway
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Norway: Forest area was 122,034 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

122,034 sq. km

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

50th

of 214 countries

All-time high

122,034 sq. km

in 2023

All-time low

121,020 sq. km

in 2010

Years of data

1990–2023

Forest area in Norway, 1990–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Norway recorded 122,034 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area in Norway peaked at 122,034 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 121,020 sq. km, in 2010.

Norway ranks 50th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	121,234 sq. km	121,149 sq. km	121,320 sq. km	10
2000s	121,080 sq. km	121,031 sq. km	121,130 sq. km	10
2010s	121,371 sq. km	121,020 sq. km	121,722 sq. km	10
2020s	121,917 sq. km	121,800 sq. km	122,034 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Norway

47 Mali 132,960 sq. km compare
48 Madagascar 123,902 sq. km compare
49 Ecuador 123,050 sq. km compare
51 Germany 114,190 sq. km compare
52 Iran 107,884 sq. km compare
53 New Zealand 99,503 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Norway

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Rural population 16.4% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
Rural population 921,833 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.72 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 279,979 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 4,220 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 1.18 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area in Norway?: Forest area in Norway was 122,034 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest forest area recorded in Norway?: The highest recorded value was 122,034 sq. km in 2023.
What is the lowest forest area recorded in Norway?: The lowest recorded value was 121,020 sq. km in 2010.
How does Norway rank for forest area?: Norway ranks 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest area rising or falling in Norway?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Norway data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.