What is the difference in forest area between France and Norway?

55,970 Square kilometre, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Norway?

8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.

Eurostat, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France

177,170 Square kilometre

in 2023

Norway

121,200 Square kilometre

in 2023

France rank

4th

Norway rank

5th

France currently reports 177,170 Square kilometre against 121,200 Square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 55,970 Square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 1.5 times Norway's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 4th and Norway ranks 5th of 32 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Decade	France	Norway	Difference	Ahead
2010s	169,889 Square kilometre	121,380 Square kilometre	48,509 Square kilometre	France
2020s	176,088 Square kilometre	121,242 Square kilometre	54,845 Square kilometre	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher forest area, France or Norway?: France, at 177,170 Square kilometre against 121,200 Square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between France and Norway?: 55,970 Square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Norway?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do France and Norway rank globally for forest area?: France ranks 4th and Norway ranks 5th of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.