Land area — Area in Norway
Norway: Land area — Area was 36,427 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area in Norway is 36,427 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Norway peaked at 36,524 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 36,427 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Norway 67th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36,524 1000 ha | 36,524 1000 ha | 36,524 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 36,524 1000 ha | 36,524 1000 ha | 36,524 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,524 1000 ha | 36,524 1000 ha | 36,524 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,524 1000 ha | 36,524 1000 ha | 36,524 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,524 1000 ha | 36,524 1000 ha | 36,524 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,516 1000 ha | 36,509 1000 ha | 36,524 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,427 1000 ha | 36,427 1000 ha | 36,428 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 land area — area in Norway?
- Land area — area in Norway was 36,427 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 36,524 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,427 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for land area — area?
- Norway ranks 67th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Land 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.