Arable land in Norway
Norway: Arable land was 0.1455 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.1455 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Norway peaked at 0.2371 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1455 hectares per person, in 2023.
Norway ranks 84th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2272 hectares per person | 0.2144 hectares per person | 0.2371 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2007 hectares per person | 0.197 hectares per person | 0.2095 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2049 hectares per person | 0.1995 hectares per person | 0.2077 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2085 hectares per person | 0.1977 hectares per person | 0.2271 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1866 hectares per person | 0.1729 hectares per person | 0.1957 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1575 hectares per person | 0.15 hectares per person | 0.1689 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1455 hectares per person | 0.1495 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More agriculture & rural data for Norway
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 16.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 921,833 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 279,979 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 4,220 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 1.18 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Norway?
- Arable land in Norway was 0.1455 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2371 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1455 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for arable land?
- Norway ranks 84th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.