Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Norway
Norway: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 17.89 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Norway is 17.89 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Norway peaked at 18.33 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.16 %, in 1983.
That places Norway 194th out of 237 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 meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.12 % | — |
| 1962 | 17.07 % | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 17.02 % | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 16.49 % | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 16.02 % | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 15.72 % | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 15.5 % | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 15.19 % | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 16.13 % | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 14.68 % | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 13.43 % | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 12.64 % | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 12.61 % | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 11.99 % | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 11.8 % | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 11.27 % | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 11.01 % | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 10.44 % | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 13 % | +24.5% |
| 1980 | 12.71 % | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 11.54 % | -9.2% |
| 1982 | 10.72 % | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 10.16 % | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 10.38 % | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 10.34 % | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 10.32 % | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 10.41 % | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 10.45 % | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 11 % | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 11.48 % | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 11.68 % | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 11.96 % | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 12.14 % | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 12.52 % | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 11.98 % | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 11.66 % | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 13.1 % | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 13.75 % | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 14.55 % | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 15.16 % | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 15.38 % | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 15.58 % | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 15.77 % | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 15.96 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 16.31 % | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 16.62 % | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 16.92 % | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 17.09 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 17.23 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 17.48 % | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 17.68 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.78 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 17.87 % | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 17.8 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 17.84 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.33 % | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 18.25 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 18.2 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 18.08 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.97 % | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 17.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.92 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 17.89 % | -0.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 17.89 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.03 %, 42% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Norway's 17.89 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.13 %, 45% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.25 % | 15.19 % | 17.12 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.29 % | 10.44 % | 14.68 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.8 % | 10.16 % | 12.71 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.48 % | 11.48 % | 14.55 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.2 % | 15.16 % | 17.23 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.91 % | 17.48 % | 18.33 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.97 % | 17.89 % | 18.08 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 7.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Norway?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Norway was 17.89 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 18.33 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.16 % in 1983.
- How does Norway rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Norway ranks 194th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 — 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.