Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Norway
Norway: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 0.48 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Norway is 0.48 percent, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Norway peaked at 0.49 percent in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.26 percent, in 1978.
Norway ranks 197th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Norway, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.48 percent | — |
| 1962 | 0.48 percent | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.48 percent | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.46 percent | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.44 percent | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.43 percent | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.42 percent | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.41 percent | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.44 percent | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.38 percent | -13.6% |
| 1971 | 0.34 percent | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.31 percent | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 0.31 percent | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3 percent | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.29 percent | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.28 percent | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.27 percent | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.26 percent | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.34 percent | +30.8% |
| 1980 | 0.33 percent | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3 percent | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.28 percent | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.26 percent | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.27 percent | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.27 percent | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.27 percent | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.28 percent | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.28 percent | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3 percent | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.31 percent | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.32 percent | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.33 percent | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.34 percent | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.35 percent | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.37 percent | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.36 percent | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.37 percent | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.39 percent | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.41 percent | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.43 percent | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.44 percent | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.45 percent | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.45 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.45 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.46 percent | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.47 percent | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.48 percent | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.49 percent | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.49 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.49 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.49 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.49 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.49 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.48 percent | -2.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.48 percent is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 5% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.48 percent is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 percent, 3% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +30.8% | 0.26 percent | 0.34 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4489 percent | 0.41 percent | 0.48 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.308 percent | 0.26 percent | 0.38 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.284 percent | 0.26 percent | 0.33 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.355 percent | 0.31 percent | 0.41 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.459 percent | 0.43 percent | 0.48 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.483 percent | 0.48 percent | 0.49 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4875 percent | 0.48 percent | 0.49 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 194 Saint Lucia 0.61 percent compare
- 195 Greenland 0.59 percent compare
- 196 South Korea 0.57 percent compare
- 198 French Polynesia 0.45 percent compare
- 199 North Korea 0.42 percent compare
- 199 Papua New Guinea 0.42 percent compare
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Norway?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Norway was 0.48 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.49 percent in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 percent in 1978.
- How does Norway rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Norway ranks 197th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).