Country area — Area, per capita in Norway
Norway: Country area — Area, per capita was 0.0112 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Country area — Area, per capita in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area, per capita in Norway is 0.0112 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.0123 1000 ha per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 1000 ha per person, in 2012.
Norway ranks 15th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Country area — Area, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0107 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0106 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0105 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0104 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0103 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0103 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0102 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0101 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.01 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0099 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0099 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0098 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0097 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0097 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0096 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0096 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0095 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0095 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0095 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0094 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0094 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0094 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0093 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0093 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0093 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0092 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0092 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0092 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0091 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0091 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.009 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.009 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0089 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0089 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0088 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0088 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0087 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0087 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0086 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0085 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0085 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0083 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0082 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0081 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0079 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0078 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0123 1000 ha per person | +60.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0122 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.012 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0119 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0118 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0118 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0117 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0116 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0115 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0114 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0113 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0112 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Country area — Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +60.4% | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | 0.0123 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0103 1000 ha per person | 0.01 1000 ha per person | 0.0107 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0097 1000 ha per person | 0.0095 1000 ha per person | 0.0099 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0093 1000 ha per person | 0.0091 1000 ha per person | 0.0094 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0089 1000 ha per person | 0.0086 1000 ha per person | 0.0091 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0083 1000 ha per person | 0.008 1000 ha per person | 0.0086 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 1000 ha per person | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | 0.0123 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0114 1000 ha per person | 0.0112 1000 ha per person | 0.0116 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 12 Mauritania 0.0199 1000 ha per person compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 0.0132 1000 ha per person compare
- 14 Central African Republic 0.0117 1000 ha per person compare
- 16 Gabon 0.0105 1000 ha per person compare
- 17 Bermuda 0.0066 1000 ha per person compare
- 18 Turkmenistan 0.0066 1000 ha per person 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 37,228 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -4.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area, per capita in Norway?
- Country area — area, per capita in Norway was 0.0112 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest country area — area, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0123 1000 ha per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest country area — area, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 1000 ha per person in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for country area — area, per capita?
- Norway ranks 15th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Country area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Country area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.