Arable land use per person in Norway
Norway: Arable land use per person was 0.1455 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Norway is 0.1455 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Norway peaked at 0.2371 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1455 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Norway 84th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2272 hectares per person | 0.2144 hectares per person | 0.2371 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2007 hectares per person | 0.197 hectares per person | 0.2095 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2049 hectares per person | 0.1995 hectares per person | 0.2077 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2085 hectares per person | 0.1977 hectares per person | 0.2271 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1866 hectares per person | 0.1729 hectares per person | 0.1957 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1575 hectares per person | 0.15 hectares per person | 0.1689 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1455 hectares per person | 0.1495 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Norway
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 53.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.65 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1993 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0356 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0239 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0367 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Norway?
- Arable land use per person in Norway was 0.1455 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2371 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1455 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for arable land use per person?
- Norway ranks 84th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.