Forest land area rose 0.017% to 121 '000 sq km in Norway in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Norway reached an all time high of 121 '000 sq km in 2015 and an all time low of 91.3 '000 sq km in 1990. When compared to Norway's main peers, forest land area in Denmark amounted to 6.12 '000 sq km, 222 '000 sq km in Finland, 0.492 '000 sq km in Iceland and 281 '000 sq km in Sweden in 2015.
Norway has been ranked 45th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | '000 sq km | 1,502 | 1,232 | 1,235 | 1,238 | 1,241 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | '000 sq km | 5.42 | 5.87 | 5.92 | 5.97 | 6.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | '000 sq km | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 sq km | 111 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | '000 sq km | 0.290 | 0.427 | 0.440 | 0.453 | 0.466 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | '000 sq km | 951 | 944 | 937 | 931 | 924 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | '000 sq km | 3.65 | 3.73 | 3.74 | 3.74 | 3.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | '000 sq km | 82.8 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | '000 sq km | 99.9 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | '000 sq km | 289 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 336 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 sq km | 8,090 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,150 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | '000 sq km | 282 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 281 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 sq km | 28.7 | 30.6 | 30.8 | 30.9 | 31.1 |
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