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 157th of 220 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.
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
- 154 Denmark 222 1000 ha compare
- 155 Guinea-Bissau 195 1000 ha compare
- 156 Papua New Guinea 190 1000 ha compare
- 158 New Caledonia 174.33 1000 ha compare
- 159 Fiji 173 1000 ha compare
- 160 Israel 162.6 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Norway
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.57 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 77.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,023 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.48 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 17.89 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.3 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 81.81 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 805 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.15 ha/cap (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 157th out of 220 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.