Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Norway
Norway: Arable land — Area, annual growth rate was 0.2491 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Norway, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.2491 % change on previous year for arable land — area, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 300.2% on the previous year and up 417.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, annual growth rate in Norway peaked at 10.16 % change on previous year in 1995 and was at its lowest, -9.85 % change on previous year, in 1997.
Norway ranks 31st of 233 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Norway, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.2336 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.2342 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1964 | -0.2347 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1965 | -0.2353 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1966 | -0.2358 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1967 | -0.3546 % change on previous year | +50.4% |
| 1968 | -0.2372 % change on previous year | -33.1% |
| 1969 | -1.9 % change on previous year | +701.9% |
| 1970 | -1.58 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 1971 | -0.9852 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 1972 | -1.37 % change on previous year | +38.9% |
| 1973 | -0.6305 % change on previous year | -53.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3807 % change on previous year | -160.4% |
| 1975 | -0.1264 % change on previous year | -133.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3797 % change on previous year | -400.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6305 % change on previous year | +66.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7519 % change on previous year | +19.2% |
| 1979 | 2.99 % change on previous year | +297.0% |
| 1980 | -1.57 % change on previous year | -152.6% |
| 1981 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -178.1% |
| 1982 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +28.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9547 % change on previous year | -39.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7092 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2347 % change on previous year | -66.9% |
| 1986 | 1.29 % change on previous year | +448.7% |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0.578 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 0.9195 % change on previous year | +59.1% |
| 1990 | -2.05 % change on previous year | -322.9% |
| 1991 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -253.1% |
| 1992 | -1.01 % change on previous year | -132.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7973 % change on previous year | -178.6% |
| 1994 | 1.24 % change on previous year | +55.9% |
| 1995 | 10.16 % change on previous year | +717.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8105 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 1997 | -9.85 % change on previous year | -1315.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1115 % change on previous year | -101.1% |
| 1999 | -1.78 % change on previous year | -1698.2% |
| 2000 | -0.3401 % change on previous year | -80.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2275 % change on previous year | -166.9% |
| 2002 | -0.3405 % change on previous year | -249.7% |
| 2003 | -0.7973 % change on previous year | +134.1% |
| 2004 | -0.2296 % change on previous year | -71.2% |
| 2005 | -0.8055 % change on previous year | +250.8% |
| 2006 | -0.464 % change on previous year | -42.4% |
| 2007 | -0.6294 % change on previous year | +35.6% |
| 2008 | -0.8797 % change on previous year | +39.8% |
| 2009 | -1.21 % change on previous year | +37.5% |
| 2010 | -1.11 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2011 | -0.9205 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 2012 | -0.7457 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 2013 | -0.5061 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0482 % change on previous year | -109.5% |
| 2015 | -0.1286 % change on previous year | -367.0% |
| 2016 | -0.2501 % change on previous year | +94.6% |
| 2017 | -0.4511 % change on previous year | +80.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2146 % change on previous year | -147.6% |
| 2019 | -0.1504 % change on previous year | -170.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3111 % change on previous year | -306.8% |
| 2021 | -0.0618 % change on previous year | -119.9% |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2023 | -0.1244 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | 0.2491 % change on previous year | -300.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.2491 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.1025 % change on previous year. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -1698.2% | 0.1115 % change on previous year | -1.78 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | -1315.2% | 0.8105 % change on previous year | -9.85 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.4585 % change on previous year | -1.9 % change on previous year | -0.2336 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0442 % change on previous year | -1.58 % change on previous year | 2.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5917 % change on previous year | -1.57 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1562 % change on previous year | -9.85 % change on previous year | 10.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5468 % change on previous year | -1.21 % change on previous year | 0.2275 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4001 % change on previous year | -1.11 % change on previous year | 0.2146 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0748 % change on previous year | -0.1244 % change on previous year | 0.3111 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 28 New Zealand 0.3846 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 0.3605 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Cyprus 0.3504 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Chile 0.2132 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Myanmar 0.1617 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Bulgaria 0.1563 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0.3722 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, annual growth rate in Norway?
- Arable land — area, annual growth rate in Norway was 0.2491 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 10.16 % change on previous year in 1995.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.85 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for arable land — area, annual growth rate?
- Norway ranks 31st out of 233 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 417.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.