Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Norway
Norway: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 1,760 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1,760 Square kilometres for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Norway peaked at 1,806 Square kilometres in 2017 and was at its lowest, 940 Square kilometres, in 1978.
Norway ranks 128th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Norway, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,770 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 1,760 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 1,750 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 1,680 Square kilometres | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 1,620 Square kilometres | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 1,580 Square kilometres | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 1,550 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 1,510 Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 1,590 Square kilometres | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 1,400 Square kilometres | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 1,250 Square kilometres | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 1,150 Square kilometres | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 1,140 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 1,080 Square kilometres | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 1,060 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 1,010 Square kilometres | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 990 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 940 Square kilometres | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 1,240 Square kilometres | +31.9% |
| 1980 | 1,190 Square kilometres | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 1,080 Square kilometres | -9.2% |
| 1982 | 1,010 Square kilometres | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 960 Square kilometres | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 990 Square kilometres | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 990 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,000 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1,010 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1,020 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1,090 Square kilometres | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 1,120 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1,180 Square kilometres | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 1,200 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1,230 Square kilometres | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1,290 Square kilometres | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 1,350 Square kilometres | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 1,320 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 1,360 Square kilometres | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1,440 Square kilometres | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 1,510 Square kilometres | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 1,580 Square kilometres | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 1,610 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1,630 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,640 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,660 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1,690 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1,720 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1,746 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,751 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,748 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,758 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,766 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,765 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,764 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,756 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,759 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,755 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,806 Square kilometres | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1,800 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,791 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,783 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,770 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,770 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,760 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1,760 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,050 Square kilometres, 58% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1,760 Square kilometres is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14,487 Square kilometres, 12% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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% | 940 Square kilometres | 1,240 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,646 Square kilometres | 1,510 Square kilometres | 1,770 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,126 Square kilometres | 940 Square kilometres | 1,400 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,034 Square kilometres | 960 Square kilometres | 1,190 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,300 Square kilometres | 1,120 Square kilometres | 1,510 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,678 Square kilometres | 1,580 Square kilometres | 1,751 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,772 Square kilometres | 1,755 Square kilometres | 1,806 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,771 Square kilometres | 1,760 Square kilometres | 1,783 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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 in Norway?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Norway was 1,760 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1,806 Square kilometres in 2017.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 940 Square kilometres in 1978.
- How does Norway rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Norway ranks 128th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures. 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