Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Norway
Norway: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.066 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.066 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
16th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.1012 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.066 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Norway is 0.066 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.1012 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.066 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Norway 16th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1012 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1004 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0996 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0989 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0981 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0973 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0965 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0957 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0949 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0942 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0936 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0929 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0922 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0916 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0911 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0907 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0903 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.09 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0897 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0894 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0891 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0888 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0885 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0882 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.088 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0876 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0872 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0868 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0864 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0861 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0857 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0852 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0847 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0842 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0838 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0834 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0829 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0824 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0819 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0813 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0809 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0805 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.08 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0795 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.079 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0784 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0776 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0766 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0756 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0747 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0737 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0728 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0719 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0711 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0704 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0698 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0692 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0687 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0683 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0677 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0674 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0668 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.066 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.066 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 9.7× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.066 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 5.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0981 Square kilometres per person | 0.0949 Square kilometres per person | 0.1012 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0916 Square kilometres per person | 0.0897 Square kilometres per person | 0.0942 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.088 Square kilometres per person | 0.0864 Square kilometres per person | 0.0894 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.084 Square kilometres per person | 0.0819 Square kilometres per person | 0.0861 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0789 Square kilometres per person | 0.0756 Square kilometres per person | 0.0813 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0711 Square kilometres per person | 0.0683 Square kilometres per person | 0.0747 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.067 Square kilometres per person | 0.066 Square kilometres per person | 0.0677 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 13 Russia 0.1139 Square kilometres per person compare
- 14 Gabon 0.1037 Square kilometres per person compare
- 15 Bolivia 0.0885 Square kilometres per person compare
- 17 Chad 0.0652 Square kilometres per person compare
- 18 Turkmenistan 0.0638 Square kilometres per person compare
- 19 Saudi Arabia 0.0638 Square kilometres per person compare
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 use hidden — land area, per capita in Norway?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Norway was 0.066 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1012 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.066 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Norway ranks 16th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.