Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Norway
Norway: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 0.3 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Norway is 0.3 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Norway peaked at 0.5 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1 %, in 1961.
That places Norway 210th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2 % | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.21 % | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.22 % | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.21 % | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.32 % | +52.4% |
| 1982 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.31 % | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.42 % | +35.5% |
| 1986 | 0.41 % | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4 % | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.41 % | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5 % | +22.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.49 % | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.44 % | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 0.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.48 % | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.47 % | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.45 % | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.44 % | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 % | -31.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.31 % | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.32 % | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 % | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.31 % | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3 % | -3.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.3 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.23 %, 7% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.3 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.46 %, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1333 % | 0.1 % | 0.2 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.217 % | 0.21 % | 0.22 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.353 % | 0.21 % | 0.42 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.471 % | 0.41 % | 0.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.473 % | 0.45 % | 0.48 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.349 % | 0.3 % | 0.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.306 % | 0.3 % | 0.32 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 207 South Africa 0.43 % compare
- 208 Estonia 0.41 % compare
- 209 Paraguay 0.38 % compare
- 210 Canada 0.3 % compare
- 212 South Sudan 0.29 % compare
- 213 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.26 % compare
- 213 Uruguay 0.26 % compare
- 213 United Kingdom 0.26 % 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 permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Norway?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Norway was 0.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 % in 1961.
- How does Norway rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Norway ranks 210th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.