Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Norway

Norway: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 81.81 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
81.81 %
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
20th
of 231 countries
All-time high
89.52 %
in 1983
All-time low
81.36 %
in 2017
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Norway, 1961–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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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.