Land use hidden — Other areas in Norway
Norway: Land use hidden — Other areas was 232,416 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — other areas in Norway stood at 232,416 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in Norway peaked at 356,284 Square kilometres in 1976 and was at its lowest, 232,416 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Norway ranks 35th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas in Norway, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 354,904 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 354,934 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 354,964 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 355,054 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 355,134 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 355,194 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 355,244 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 355,304 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 355,384 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 355,704 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 355,934 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 356,144 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 356,204 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 356,234 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 356,264 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 356,284 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 356,254 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 356,244 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 355,704 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 355,884 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 355,884 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 355,824 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 355,794 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 355,704 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 355,674 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 355,554 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 355,544 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 355,484 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 355,334 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 234,164 Square kilometres | -34.1% |
| 1991 | 233,843 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 233,932 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 233,851 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 233,700 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 232,749 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 232,718 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 233,677 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 233,606 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 233,715 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 233,694 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 233,655 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 233,676 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 233,747 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 233,758 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 233,809 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 233,830 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 233,871 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 233,954 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 234,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 234,165 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 234,156 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 234,140 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 233,998 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 233,908 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 233,920 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 233,821 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 233,706 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 233,601 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 233,529 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 232,625 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 232,552 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 232,474 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 232,416 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 232,416 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,068 Square kilometres, 23.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Norway's 232,416 Square kilometres is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19,943 Square kilometres, 11.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas 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 | -34.1% | 355,334 Square kilometres | 234,164 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 355,124 Square kilometres | 354,904 Square kilometres | 355,384 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 356,097 Square kilometres | 355,704 Square kilometres | 356,284 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 355,668 Square kilometres | 355,334 Square kilometres | 355,884 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 233,596 Square kilometres | 232,718 Square kilometres | 234,164 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 233,806 Square kilometres | 233,655 Square kilometres | 234,070 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 233,894 Square kilometres | 233,529 Square kilometres | 234,165 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 232,517 Square kilometres | 232,416 Square kilometres | 232,625 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 in Norway?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Norway was 232,416 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 356,284 Square kilometres in 1976.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 232,416 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Norway ranks 35th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata