Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Norway

Arable land in Norway in 2023 — 803,000 ha. Ranked 114 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 6.2%.

2023 803,000 ha −0.12% vs 2022
World rank 114of 206
Period maximum 995,000 ha1996
Period minimum 788,000 ha1973

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Norway, 1961–2023700,000800,000900,0001M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 856,000 ha1963: 852,000 ha1965: 848,000 ha1967: 843,000 ha1969: 825,000 ha1971: 804,000 ha1973: 788,000 ha1975: 790,000 ha1977: 798,000 ha1979: 828,000 ha1981: 825,000 ha1983: 846,000 ha1985: 854,000 ha1987: 865,000 ha1989: 878,000 ha1991: 887,000 ha1993: 885,000 ha1995: 987,000 ha1997: 897,000 ha1999: 882,000 ha2001: 881,000 ha2003: 871,000 ha2005: 862,000 ha2007: 852,600 ha2009: 834,880 ha2011: 818,000 ha2013: 807,791 ha2015: 807,141 ha2017: 801,490 ha2019: 802,002 ha2021: 804,000 ha2023: 803,000 ha
Change over the period: −53,000 (−6.19%) Average annual rate: -0.1 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Norway 803,000 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Europe & Central Asia computed 331M ha
Northern Europe computed 18.94M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 803,000 −1,000 −0.12%
2022 804,000 +0 +0%
2021 804,000 −497 −0.06%
2020 804,497 +2,495 +0.31%
2019 802,002 −1,208 −0.15%
2018 803,210 +1,720 +0.21%
2017 801,490 −3,632 −0.45%
2016 805,122 −2,019 −0.25%
2015 807,141 −1,039 −0.13%
2014 808,180 +389 +0.05%
2013 807,791 −4,109 −0.51%
2012 811,900 −6,100 −0.75%
2011 818,000 −7,600 −0.92%
2010 825,600 −9,280 −1.11%
2009 834,880 −10,220 −1.21%
2008 845,100 −7,500 −0.88%
2007 852,600 −5,400 −0.63%
2006 858,000 −4,000 −0.46%
2005 862,000 −7,000 −0.81%
2004 869,000 −2,000 −0.23%
2003 871,000 −7,000 −0.8%
2002 878,000 −3,000 −0.34%
2001 881,000 +2,000 +0.23%
2000 879,000 −3,000 −0.34%
1999 882,000 −16,000 −1.78%
1998 898,000 +1,000 +0.11%
1997 897,000 −98,000 −9.85%
1996 995,000 +8,000 +0.81%
1995 987,000 +91,000 +10.16%
1994 896,000 +11,000 +1.24%
1993 885,000 +7,000 +0.8%
1992 878,000 −9,000 −1.01%
1991 887,000 +27,000 +3.14%
1990 860,000 −18,000 −2.05%
1989 878,000 +8,000 +0.92%
1988 870,000 +5,000 +0.58%
1987 865,000 +0 +0%
1986 865,000 +11,000 +1.29%
1985 854,000 +2,000 +0.23%
1984 852,000 +6,000 +0.71%
1983 846,000 +8,000 +0.95%
1982 838,000 +13,000 +1.58%
1981 825,000 +10,000 +1.23%
1980 815,000 −13,000 −1.57%
1979 828,000 +24,000 +2.99%
1978 804,000 +6,000 +0.75%
1977 798,000 +5,000 +0.63%
1976 793,000 +3,000 +0.38%
1975 790,000 −1,000 −0.13%
1974 791,000 +3,000 +0.38%
1973 788,000 −5,000 −0.63%
1972 793,000 −11,000 −1.37%
1971 804,000 −8,000 −0.99%
1970 812,000 −13,000 −1.58%
1969 825,000 −16,000 −1.9%
1968 841,000 −2,000 −0.24%
1967 843,000 −3,000 −0.35%
1966 846,000 −2,000 −0.24%
1965 848,000 −2,000 −0.24%
1964 850,000 −2,000 −0.23%
1963 852,000 −2,000 −0.23%
1962 854,000 −2,000 −0.23%
1961 856,000

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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