Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Norway
Norway: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0421 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Norway is 0.0421 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.0983 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0421 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Norway ranks 13th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0983 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0975 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0968 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0961 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0954 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0946 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0939 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0931 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0924 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0918 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0912 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0906 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0899 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0894 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0889 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0885 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0881 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0878 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0873 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0871 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0868 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0865 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0862 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0859 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0857 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0853 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0849 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0844 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0841 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0552 Square kilometres per person | -34.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0549 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0546 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0542 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0539 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0534 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0531 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.053 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0527 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0524 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.052 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0518 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0515 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0512 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0509 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0506 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0502 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0497 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0491 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0485 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0479 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0473 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0467 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0461 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0455 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0451 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0447 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0443 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.044 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0437 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0432 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.043 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0426 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0421 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.0421 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, 24.8× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.0421 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, 18.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -34.3% | 0.0841 Square kilometres per person | 0.0552 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0953 Square kilometres per person | 0.0924 Square kilometres per person | 0.0983 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0893 Square kilometres per person | 0.0873 Square kilometres per person | 0.0918 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0857 Square kilometres per person | 0.0841 Square kilometres per person | 0.0871 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0537 Square kilometres per person | 0.0524 Square kilometres per person | 0.0552 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0505 Square kilometres per person | 0.0485 Square kilometres per person | 0.052 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0455 Square kilometres per person | 0.0437 Square kilometres per person | 0.0479 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0427 Square kilometres per person | 0.0421 Square kilometres per person | 0.0432 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 10 Oman 0.0584 Square kilometres per person compare
- 11 Algeria 0.0422 Square kilometres per person compare
- 12 Russia 0.0422 Square kilometres per person compare
- 14 Chad 0.0371 Square kilometres per person compare
- 15 Niger 0.0302 Square kilometres per person compare
- 16 Argentina 0.0284 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 — other areas, per capita in Norway?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Norway was 0.0421 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0983 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0421 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Norway ranks 13th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.