Country area — Area in Norway
Norway: Country area — Area was 62,450 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Country area — Area in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Norway recorded 62,450 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Norway peaked at 62,522 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 38,518 1000 ha, in 1961.
Norway ranks 47th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38,518 1000 ha | 38,518 1000 ha | 38,518 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 38,518 1000 ha | 38,518 1000 ha | 38,518 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,518 1000 ha | 38,518 1000 ha | 38,518 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 38,518 1000 ha | 38,518 1000 ha | 38,518 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,518 1000 ha | 38,518 1000 ha | 38,518 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,320 1000 ha | 38,518 1000 ha | 62,522 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,450 1000 ha | 62,450 1000 ha | 62,450 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 — Share in Agricultural land 81.81 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 805 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Norway?
- Country area — area in Norway was 62,450 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 62,522 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,518 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Norway rank for country area — area?
- Norway ranks 47th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — Area. 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.