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Agricultural land — Norway

Agricultural land in Norway in 2023 — 9,820 km². Ranked 141 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 5%.

2023 9,820 km² −0.3% vs 2022
World rank 141of 209
Period maximum 11,320 km²1996
Period minimum 8,960 km²1976

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Norway, 1961–20238,0009,00010,00011,00012,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 10,340 km²1963: 10,280 km²1965: 10,110 km²1967: 10,000 km²1969: 9,860 km²1971: 9,310 km²1973: 9,040 km²1975: 8,980 km²1977: 8,990 km²1979: 9,540 km²1981: 9,360 km²1983: 9,450 km²1985: 9,570 km²1987: 9,700 km²1989: 9,910 km²1991: 10,100 km²1993: 10,130 km²1995: 11,270 km²1997: 10,380 km²1999: 10,380 km²2001: 10,470 km²2003: 10,400 km²2005: 10,360 km²2007: 10,320 km²2009: 10,143 km²2011: 9,990 km²2013: 9,871 km²2015: 9,860 km²2017: 9,851 km²2019: 9,843 km²2021: 9,850 km²2023: 9,820 km²
Change over the period: −520 (−5.03%) Average annual rate: -0.08 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Norway

Norway 9,820 km²
World 47.92M km²
Europe & Central Asia 7.98M km²
Northern Europe computed 378,940 km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 9,820 −30 −0.3%
2022 9,850 +0 +0%
2021 9,850 −10 −0.1%
2020 9,860 +17 +0.17%
2019 9,843 −20 −0.21%
2018 9,863 +12 +0.12%
2017 9,851 +15 +0.15%
2016 9,837 −24 −0.24%
2015 9,860 −7 −0.07%
2014 9,868 −4 −0.04%
2013 9,871 −57 −0.57%
2012 9,928 −62 −0.62%
2011 9,990 −69 −0.69%
2010 10,059 −84 −0.82%
2009 10,143 −105 −1.03%
2008 10,248 −72 −0.7%
2007 10,320 −30 −0.29%
2006 10,350 −10 −0.1%
2005 10,360 −40 −0.38%
2004 10,400 +0 +0%
2003 10,400 −60 −0.57%
2002 10,460 −10 −0.1%
2001 10,470 +50 +0.48%
2000 10,420 +40 +0.39%
1999 10,380 −90 −0.86%
1998 10,470 +90 +0.87%
1997 10,380 −940 −8.3%
1996 11,320 +50 +0.44%
1995 11,270 +970 +9.42%
1994 10,300 +170 +1.68%
1993 10,130 +100 +1%
1992 10,030 −70 −0.69%
1991 10,100 +340 +3.48%
1990 9,760 −150 −1.51%
1989 9,910 +150 +1.54%
1988 9,760 +60 +0.62%
1987 9,700 +10 +0.1%
1986 9,690 +120 +1.25%
1985 9,570 +30 +0.31%
1984 9,540 +90 +0.95%
1983 9,450 +30 +0.32%
1982 9,420 +60 +0.64%
1981 9,360 +0 +0%
1980 9,360 −180 −1.89%
1979 9,540 +540 +6%
1978 9,000 +10 +0.11%
1977 8,990 +30 +0.33%
1976 8,960 −20 −0.22%
1975 8,980 −30 −0.33%
1974 9,010 −30 −0.33%
1973 9,040 −60 −0.66%
1972 9,100 −210 −2.26%
1971 9,310 −230 −2.41%
1970 9,540 −320 −3.25%
1969 9,860 −80 −0.8%
1968 9,940 −60 −0.6%
1967 10,000 −50 −0.5%
1966 10,050 −60 −0.59%
1965 10,110 −80 −0.79%
1964 10,190 −90 −0.88%
1963 10,280 −30 −0.29%
1962 10,310 −30 −0.29%
1961 10,340 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GB United Kingdom 170,095 IE Ireland 41,890 SE Sweden 29,820 LT Lithuania 28,730 DK Denmark 26,210 FI Finland 22,620 LV Latvia 19,710 IS Iceland 16,380 EE Estonia 9,880 NO Norway 9,820 GL Greenland 2,431 FO Faroe Islands 961 IM Isle of Man 394
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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