Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Norway
Norway: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 176 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area in Norway is 176 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Norway peaked at 180.6 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 94 1000 ha, in 1978.
Norway ranks 169th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Norway, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 177 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 176 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 175 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 168 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 162 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 158 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 155 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 151 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 159 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 140 1000 ha | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 125 1000 ha | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 115 1000 ha | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 114 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 108 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 106 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 101 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 99 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 94 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 124 1000 ha | +31.9% |
| 1980 | 119 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 108 1000 ha | -9.2% |
| 1982 | 101 1000 ha | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 96 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 99 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 101 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 102 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 109 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 112 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 118 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 120 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 123 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 129 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 135 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 132 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 136 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 144 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 151 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 158 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 161 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 163 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 164 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 166 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 169 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 172 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 174.6 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 175.1 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 174.8 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 175.8 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 176.6 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 176.5 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 176.39 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 175.63 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 175.87 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 175.5 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 180.6 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 180 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 179.11 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 178.3 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 177 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 176 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 176 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 176 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 380.82 1000 ha, 46% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Norway's 176 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 968.78 1000 ha, 18% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 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% | 94 1000 ha | 124 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 164.56 1000 ha | 151 1000 ha | 177 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 112.6 1000 ha | 94 1000 ha | 140 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 103.4 1000 ha | 96 1000 ha | 119 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 130 1000 ha | 112 1000 ha | 151 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 167.75 1000 ha | 158 1000 ha | 175.1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 177.2 1000 ha | 175.5 1000 ha | 180.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 176.86 1000 ha | 176 1000 ha | 178.3 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 166 Denmark 222 1000 ha compare
- 167 Guinea-Bissau 195 1000 ha compare
- 168 Papua New Guinea 190 1000 ha compare
- 170 New Caledonia 174.33 1000 ha compare
- 171 Fiji 173 1000 ha compare
- 172 Israel 162.6 1000 ha 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 meadows and pastures — area in Norway?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Norway was 176 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 180.6 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 94 1000 ha in 1978.
- How does Norway rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Norway ranks 169th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 meadows and pastures — Area. 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.