Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Norway
Norway: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
158th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0049 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.0026 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1978
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Norway peaked at 0.0049 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1978.
That places Norway 158th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Norway, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.003 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.003 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.003 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1056 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1808 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +31.9% | 0.0026 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0034 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0045 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0041 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0026 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0038 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0028 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0026 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0033 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0036 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0041 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0043 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0049 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0049 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0049 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 155 Saint Lucia 0.0061 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 156 Greenland 0.0059 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 157 Marshall Islands 0.0056 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 159 French Polynesia 0.0045 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 161 North Korea 0.0042 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Norway?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Norway was 0.0048 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Norway rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 158th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.