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 196th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
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 |
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- 198 North Korea 0.42 percent compare
- 198 Papua New Guinea 0.42 percent compare
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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 196th out of 208 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).