Tree Cover Loss in Norway
Norway: Tree Cover Loss was 69,112 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tree Cover Loss in Norway, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Norway recorded 69,112 hectares for tree cover loss in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Norway peaked at 69,112 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,817 hectares, in 2003.
That places Norway 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28,020 hectares | 14,817 hectares | 40,649 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 45,370 hectares | 29,947 hectares | 64,784 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,502 hectares | 57,971 hectares | 69,112 hectares | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Norway
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 921,833 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 16.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.64 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.64 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 279,979 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Norway?
- Tree cover loss in Norway was 69,112 hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 69,112 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,817 hectares in 2003.
- How does Norway rank for tree cover loss?
- Norway ranks 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.