Inland waters — Area in Norway
Norway: Inland waters — Area was 2,023 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Norway recorded 2,023 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Norway peaked at 2,023 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,993 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Norway 28th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,993 1000 ha | 1,993 1000 ha | 1,993 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,993 1000 ha | 1,993 1000 ha | 1,993 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,993 1000 ha | 1,993 1000 ha | 1,993 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,993 1000 ha | 1,993 1000 ha | 1,993 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,993 1000 ha | 1,993 1000 ha | 1,993 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,003 1000 ha | 1,993 1000 ha | 2,011 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,022 1000 ha | 2,020 1000 ha | 2,023 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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.15 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Norway?
- Inland waters — area in Norway was 2,023 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2,023 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,993 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Norway rank for inland waters — area?
- Norway ranks 28th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland waters — 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.