Agricultural land area — Arable land in Norway
Norway: Agricultural land area — Arable land was 804.69 Hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
804.69 Hectares
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
34th
of 42 countries
All-time high
899.3 Hectares
in 1998
All-time low
801.33 Hectares
in 2017
Years of data
28
1995–2023
Agricultural land area — Arable land in Norway, 1995–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
Norway recorded 804.69 Hectares for agricultural land area — arable land in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — arable land in Norway peaked at 899.3 Hectares in 1998 and was at its lowest, 801.33 Hectares, in 2017.
That places Norway 34th out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Arable land in Norway, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 891.8 Hectares | — |
| 1996 | 895.1 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 898.5 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 899.3 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 883.7 Hectares | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 879.6 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 881.7 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 878.8 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 871.9 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 869.7 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 862.2 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 858.9 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 853.6 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 845.1 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 830.1 Hectares | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 822.4 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 816.3 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 810.8 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 811.1 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 810.2 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 804.96 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 801.33 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 803.05 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 801.83 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 804.31 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 803.83 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 804.07 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 804.69 Hectares | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 893.68 Hectares | 883.7 Hectares | 899.3 Hectares | 5 |
| 2000s | 866.83 Hectares | 845.1 Hectares | 881.7 Hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 811.21 Hectares | 801.33 Hectares | 830.1 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 804.23 Hectares | 803.83 Hectares | 804.69 Hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -30.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.83 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.12 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.8575 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — arable land in Norway?
- Agricultural land area — arable land in Norway was 804.69 Hectares in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 899.3 Hectares in 1998.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 801.33 Hectares in 2017.
- How does Norway rank for agricultural land area — arable land?
- Norway ranks 34th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land area — arable land rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Arable land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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