Norway's forest cover rose from 33.2 % in 1994 to 33.5 % in 2023.
Norway · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Norway's forest area rose from 121,244 km in 1994 to 122,034 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
101st of 213 · 36th in Europe & C. Asia
Norway's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 16.8 % in 2013 to 17.8 % in 2025.
Norway's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 2.8 % in 1994 to 2.7 % in 2023.
Norway's arable land (% of land area) fell from 2.5 % in 1994 to 2.2 % in 2023.
Air
Norway's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 12.0 in 1994 to 5.5 in 2023.
Water
Norway's water stress rose from 0.6 % in 1993 to 0.7 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
7th of 181 · 2nd in Europe & C. Asia
Norway's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 88,590 in 1993 to 70,000 in 2022.
Access
Norway's safe drinking water fell from 99.7 % in 2000 to 99.1 % in 2024.
Norway's safe sanitation rose from 76.7 % in 2000 to 77.9 % in 2024.