Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Norway
Norway: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 82.22 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 82.22 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Norway peaked at 89.84 % in 1983 and was at its lowest, 81.67 %, in 2017.
That places Norway 62nd out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 82.88 % | — |
| 1962 | 82.93 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 82.98 % | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 83.51 % | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 83.98 % | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 84.28 % | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 84.5 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 84.81 % | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 83.87 % | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 85.32 % | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 86.57 % | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 87.36 % | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 87.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 88.01 % | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 88.2 % | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 88.73 % | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 88.99 % | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 89.56 % | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 87 % | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 87.29 % | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 88.46 % | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 89.28 % | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 89.84 % | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 89.62 % | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 89.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 89.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 89.59 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 89.55 % | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 89 % | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 88.52 % | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 88.32 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 88.04 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 87.86 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 87.48 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 88.02 % | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 88.34 % | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 86.9 % | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 86.25 % | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 85.45 % | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 84.84 % | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 84.62 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 84.42 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 84.23 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 84.04 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 83.69 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 83.38 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 83.08 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 82.91 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.77 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 82.52 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.32 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 82.22 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.13 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.2 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.16 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.67 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 81.75 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.8 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 81.92 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 82.08 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 82.22 % | +0.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 82.22 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.59 %, 1.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Norway's 82.22 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.36 %, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.75 % | 82.88 % | 84.81 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 87.71 % | 85.32 % | 89.56 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.2 % | 87.29 % | 89.84 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.52 % | 85.45 % | 88.52 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.8 % | 82.77 % | 84.84 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.09 % | 81.67 % | 82.52 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.02 % | 81.92 % | 82.22 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Norway?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Norway was 82.22 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 89.84 % in 1983.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.67 % in 2017.
- How does Norway rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Norway ranks 62nd out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Cropland — 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.