Grazing land use over the long term in Norway
Norway: Grazing land use over the long term was 174,229 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
174,229
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
144th
of 202 countries
All-time high
3.96 million
in 1920
All-time low
94,000
in 1978
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long term in Norway, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 174,229 for grazing land use over the long term in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long term in Norway peaked at 3.96 million in 1920 and was at its lowest, 94,000, in 1978.
That places Norway 144th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grazing land use over the long term in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 862,723 | — |
| 1100 | 1.12 million | +30.1% |
| 1200 | 1.36 million | +20.8% |
| 1300 | 1.52 million | +12.2% |
| 1400 | 720,854 | -52.7% |
| 1500 | 1.35 million | +87.3% |
| 1600 | 1.56 million | +15.2% |
| 1700 | 1.67 million | +7.7% |
| 1710 | 1.71 million | +2.3% |
| 1720 | 1.75 million | +2.2% |
| 1730 | 1.79 million | +2.1% |
| 1740 | 1.82 million | +2.1% |
| 1750 | 1.86 million | +2.0% |
| 1760 | 1.90 million | +1.9% |
| 1770 | 1.93 million | +1.8% |
| 1780 | 1.97 million | +1.7% |
| 1790 | 2.00 million | +1.6% |
| 1800 | 2.03 million | +1.5% |
| 1810 | 2.06 million | +1.4% |
| 1820 | 2.20 million | +7.0% |
| 1830 | 2.44 million | +10.8% |
| 1840 | 2.67 million | +9.6% |
| 1850 | 2.95 million | +10.5% |
| 1860 | 3.24 million | +9.7% |
| 1870 | 3.44 million | +6.1% |
| 1880 | 3.53 million | +2.6% |
| 1890 | 3.61 million | +2.3% |
| 1900 | 3.83 million | +6.3% |
| 1910 | 3.85 million | +0.5% |
| 1920 | 3.96 million | +2.8% |
| 1930 | 3.82 million | -3.5% |
| 1940 | 3.57 million | -6.5% |
| 1950 | 3.08 million | -13.9% |
| 1951 | 3.00 million | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 2.92 million | -2.9% |
| 1953 | 2.82 million | -3.4% |
| 1954 | 2.70 million | -4.1% |
| 1955 | 2.57 million | -5.0% |
| 1956 | 2.40 million | -6.3% |
| 1957 | 2.20 million | -8.3% |
| 1958 | 1.94 million | -11.9% |
| 1959 | 1.55 million | -19.9% |
| 1960 | 177,000 | -88.6% |
| 1961 | 177,000 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 176,000 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 175,000 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 168,000 | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 162,000 | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 158,000 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 155,000 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 151,000 | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 159,000 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 140,000 | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 125,000 | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 115,000 | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 114,000 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 108,000 | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 106,000 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 101,000 | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 99,000 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 94,000 | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 124,000 | +31.9% |
| 1980 | 119,000 | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 108,000 | -9.2% |
| 1982 | 101,000 | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 96,000 | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 99,000 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 99,000 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100,000 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 101,000 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 102,000 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 109,000 | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 112,000 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 118,000 | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 120,000 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 123,000 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 129,000 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 135,000 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 132,000 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 136,000 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 144,000 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 151,000 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 158,000 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 161,000 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 163,000 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 164,000 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 166,000 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 169,000 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 172,000 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 174,600 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 175,100 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 174,800 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 175,800 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 176,600 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 176,500 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 176,389 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 175,630 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 175,873 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 175,503 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 180,605 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 179,998 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 179,108 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 178,299 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 177,000 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 177,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 175,850 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 175,039 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 174,229 | -0.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 174,229 is below the median for high income countries, which is 395,224, 44% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Norway's 174,229 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.16 million, 15% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -88.6% | 1.55 million | 177,000 |
| 1500 | +87.3% | 720,854 | 1.35 million |
| 1400 | -52.7% | 1.52 million | 720,854 |
| 1979 | +31.9% | 94,000 | 124,000 |
| 1100 | +30.1% | 862,723 | 1.12 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 862,723 | 862,723 | 862,723 | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.12 million | 1.12 million | 1.12 million | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.36 million | 1.36 million | 1.36 million | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.52 million | 1.52 million | 1.52 million | 1 |
| 1400s | 720,854 | 720,854 | 720,854 | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.35 million | 1.35 million | 1.35 million | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.56 million | 1.56 million | 1.56 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.67 million | 1.67 million | 1.67 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.71 million | 1.71 million | 1.71 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.75 million | 1.75 million | 1.75 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.79 million | 1.79 million | 1.79 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.82 million | 1.82 million | 1.82 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.86 million | 1.86 million | 1.86 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.90 million | 1.90 million | 1.90 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.93 million | 1.93 million | 1.93 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.97 million | 1.97 million | 1.97 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.00 million | 2.00 million | 2.00 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.03 million | 2.03 million | 2.03 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.06 million | 2.06 million | 2.06 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.20 million | 2.20 million | 2.20 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.44 million | 2.44 million | 2.44 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.67 million | 2.67 million | 2.67 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.95 million | 2.95 million | 2.95 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 3.24 million | 3.24 million | 3.24 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 3.44 million | 3.44 million | 3.44 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 3.53 million | 3.53 million | 3.53 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 3.61 million | 3.61 million | 3.61 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 3.83 million | 3.83 million | 3.83 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 3.85 million | 3.85 million | 3.85 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 3.96 million | 3.96 million | 3.96 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 3.82 million | 3.82 million | 3.82 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 3.57 million | 3.57 million | 3.57 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.52 million | 1.55 million | 3.08 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 165,800 | 151,000 | 177,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 112,600 | 94,000 | 140,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 103,400 | 96,000 | 119,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 130,000 | 112,000 | 151,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 167,750 | 158,000 | 175,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 177,201 | 175,503 | 180,605 | 10 |
| 2020s | 176,236 | 174,229 | 178,299 | 6 |
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More environment data for Norway
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.4628 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0311 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.4805 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 7.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long term in Norway?
- Grazing land use over the long term in Norway was 174,229 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3.96 million in 1920.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,000 in 1978.
- How does Norway rank for grazing land use over the long term?
- Norway ranks 144th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long term rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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