Land area — Area, per capita in Norway

Norway: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0065 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0065 1000 ha per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
15th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0101 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0065 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area, per capita in Norway, 1961–2024

00.0030.0050.0070.01196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area — area, per capita in Norway is 0.0065 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.0101 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 1000 ha per person, in 2024.

That places Norway 15th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Land area — Area, per capita in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Land area — Area, per capita in Norway, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha per person Change
1961 0.0101 1000 ha per person
1962 0.01 1000 ha per person -0.8%
1963 0.01 1000 ha per person -0.8%
1964 0.0099 1000 ha per person -0.8%
1965 0.0098 1000 ha per person -0.8%
1966 0.0097 1000 ha per person -0.8%
1967 0.0097 1000 ha per person -0.8%
1968 0.0096 1000 ha per person -0.8%
1969 0.0095 1000 ha per person -0.8%
1970 0.0094 1000 ha per person -0.7%
1971 0.0094 1000 ha per person -0.7%
1972 0.0093 1000 ha per person -0.8%
1973 0.0092 1000 ha per person -0.7%
1974 0.0092 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1975 0.0091 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1976 0.0091 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1977 0.009 1000 ha per person -0.4%
1978 0.009 1000 ha per person -0.4%
1979 0.009 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1980 0.0089 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1981 0.0089 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1982 0.0089 1000 ha per person -0.4%
1983 0.0088 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1984 0.0088 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1985 0.0088 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1986 0.0088 1000 ha per person -0.4%
1987 0.0087 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1988 0.0087 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1989 0.0086 1000 ha per person -0.4%
1990 0.0086 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1991 0.0086 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1992 0.0085 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1993 0.0085 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1994 0.0084 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1995 0.0084 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1996 0.0083 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1997 0.0083 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1998 0.0082 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1999 0.0082 1000 ha per person -0.7%
2000 0.0081 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2001 0.0081 1000 ha per person -0.5%
2002 0.008 1000 ha per person -0.5%
2003 0.008 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2004 0.008 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2005 0.0079 1000 ha per person -0.7%
2006 0.0078 1000 ha per person -0.8%
2007 0.0078 1000 ha per person -1.0%
2008 0.0077 1000 ha per person -1.2%
2009 0.0076 1000 ha per person -1.3%
2010 0.0075 1000 ha per person -1.2%
2011 0.0074 1000 ha per person -1.3%
2012 0.0073 1000 ha per person -1.3%
2013 0.0072 1000 ha per person -1.2%
2014 0.0071 1000 ha per person -1.1%
2015 0.007 1000 ha per person -1.0%
2016 0.007 1000 ha per person -0.9%
2017 0.0069 1000 ha per person -0.8%
2018 0.0069 1000 ha per person -0.7%
2019 0.0068 1000 ha per person -0.7%
2020 0.0068 1000 ha per person -0.8%
2021 0.0067 1000 ha per person -0.5%
2022 0.0067 1000 ha per person -0.9%
2023 0.0066 1000 ha per person -1.1%
2024 0.0065 1000 ha per person -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0098 1000 ha per person 0.0095 1000 ha per person 0.0101 1000 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0092 1000 ha per person 0.009 1000 ha per person 0.0094 1000 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0088 1000 ha per person 0.0086 1000 ha per person 0.0089 1000 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0084 1000 ha per person 0.0082 1000 ha per person 0.0086 1000 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0079 1000 ha per person 0.0076 1000 ha per person 0.0081 1000 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0071 1000 ha per person 0.0068 1000 ha per person 0.0075 1000 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0067 1000 ha per person 0.0065 1000 ha per person 0.0068 1000 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 12 Kazakhstan 0.0131 1000 ha per person compare
  2. 13 Central African Republic 0.0117 1000 ha per person compare
  3. 14 Gabon 0.0101 1000 ha per person compare
  4. 16 New Caledonia 0.0063 1000 ha per person compare
  5. 17 Turkmenistan 0.0063 1000 ha per person compare
  6. 18 Chad 0.0062 1000 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area, per capita in Norway?
Land area — area, per capita in Norway was 0.0065 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.0101 1000 ha per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 1000 ha per person in 2024.
How does Norway rank for land area — area, per capita?
Norway ranks 15th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land 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.

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Indicator
Land area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
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Land 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.