Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Norway
Norway: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 9.57 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Norway is 9.57 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Norway peaked at 15.16 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.1 %, in 1961.
Norway ranks 116th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.1 % | — |
| 1962 | 2.34 % | +11.4% |
| 1963 | 2.34 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.94 % | +25.6% |
| 1965 | 2.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.31 % | +12.6% |
| 1967 | 3.55 % | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 3.56 % | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 3.63 % | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 3.69 % | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 4.34 % | +17.6% |
| 1972 | 4.4 % | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 4.43 % | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 5.04 % | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 5.05 % | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 5.53 % | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 7.38 % | +33.5% |
| 1978 | 8.68 % | +17.6% |
| 1979 | 8.43 % | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 9.06 % | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 9.3 % | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 9.39 % | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 9.66 % | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 10.06 % | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 10.49 % | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 10.59 % | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 10.7 % | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 10.76 % | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 10.88 % | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 11.23 % | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 10.87 % | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 10.99 % | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 12.02 % | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 12.99 % | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 12.8 % | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 12.9 % | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 14.41 % | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 14.62 % | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 15.11 % | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 15.16 % | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 14.79 % | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 14.5 % | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 14.16 % | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 13.84 % | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 13.61 % | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 13.44 % | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 13.4 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.88 % | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 12.38 % | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 11.2 % | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 10.94 % | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 11.01 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 10.97 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.75 % | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 10.56 % | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 10.38 % | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 10.47 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.49 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.55 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.56 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 10.25 % | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 9.92 % | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 9.6 % | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 9.57 % | -0.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 9.57 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.71 %, 65% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Norway's 9.57 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.73 %, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +33.5% | 5.53 % | 7.38 % |
| 1964 | +25.6% | 2.34 % | 2.94 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.97 % | 2.1 % | 3.63 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.7 % | 3.69 % | 8.68 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.09 % | 9.06 % | 10.88 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.79 % | 10.87 % | 15.11 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.82 % | 12.38 % | 15.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.73 % | 10.38 % | 11.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.98 % | 9.57 % | 10.56 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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More environment data for Norway
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Norway?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Norway was 9.57 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 15.16 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 % in 1961.
- How does Norway rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Norway ranks 116th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.