Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Norway
Norway: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0.0002 hectares per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Norway, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Norway stood at 0.0002 hectares per person.
The figure is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.0005 hectares per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 hectares per person, in 2003.
That places Norway 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0002 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -55.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +196.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -32.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +114.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 hectares per person | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +30.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 hectares per person | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +32.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 hectares per person | -22.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +121.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -22.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 hectares per person | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -20.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -17.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.0002 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 9.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.0002 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 hectares per person, 14.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +196.3% | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person |
| 2016 | +121.5% | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person |
| 2006 | +114.8% | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Norway?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Norway was 0.0002 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 hectares per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2003.
- How does Norway rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Norway ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.