Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Norway
Norway: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 77.4 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Norway recorded 77.4 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Norway peaked at 134 1000 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Norway 116th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.11 1000 ha | 18 1000 ha | 30 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.8 1000 ha | 30 1000 ha | 70 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.3 1000 ha | 74 1000 ha | 96 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 116.7 1000 ha | 97 1000 ha | 134 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 120.02 1000 ha | 103.9 1000 ha | 134 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.22 1000 ha | 83.85 1000 ha | 93 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.57 1000 ha | 77.4 1000 ha | 85.32 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.57 % (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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.15 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Norway?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Norway was 77.4 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 134 1000 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Norway rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Norway ranks 116th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 equipped for irrigation — 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.