Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Norway
Norway: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 81.81 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 81.81 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Norway peaked at 89.52 % in 1983 and was at its lowest, 81.36 %, in 2017.
Norway ranks 20th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.62 % | 82.79 % | 84.61 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 87.49 % | 85.12 % | 89.33 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.84 % | 87.07 % | 89.52 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.05 % | 84.97 % | 88.11 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.33 % | 82.31 % | 84.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.75 % | 81.36 % | 82.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.68 % | 81.6 % | 81.81 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 17 Bangladesh 83.81 % compare
- 18 Republic of Korea 83.41 % compare
- 19 Saint Kitts and Nevis 83.33 % compare
- 21 Hungary 81.48 % compare
- 22 Lithuania 80.36 % compare
- 23 Ukraine 79.7 % compare
More environment data for Norway
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.57 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 77.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,023 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.48 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 17.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 176 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.3 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 805 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.15 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Norway?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Norway was 81.81 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 89.52 % in 1983.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.36 % in 2017.
- How does Norway rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Norway ranks 20th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.