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 105th of 201 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.
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
- 102 Guatemala 11.05 % compare
- 103 Republic of Moldova 10.46 % compare
- 104 Mauritania 9.78 % compare
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.56 % compare
- 107 Brunei Darussalam 9.51 % compare
- 108 Sudan (former) 9.44 % compare
More environment data for Norway
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.15 ha/cap (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 105th out of 201 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.