Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Norway
Norway: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0319 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Norway stood at 0.0319 hectares per person.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.049 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0232 hectares per person, in 1978.
That places Norway 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.049 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0484 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0477 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0455 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0435 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0421 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.041 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0396 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0413 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0361 hectares per person | -12.6% |
| 1971 | 0.032 hectares per person | -11.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0292 hectares per person | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0288 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0271 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0265 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0251 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0245 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0232 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0304 hectares per person | +31.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0291 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0263 hectares per person | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0245 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0233 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0239 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0238 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.024 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0241 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0242 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0258 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0264 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0277 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.028 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0285 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0297 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.031 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0301 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0309 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0325 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0338 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0352 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0357 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0359 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0359 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0362 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0366 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0369 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0371 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0367 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0362 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.036 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0357 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0352 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0347 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0342 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0339 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0335 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0342 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0339 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0335 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0331 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0327 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0324 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0319 hectares per person | -1.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.0319 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1047 hectares per person, 30% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.0319 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1894 hectares per person, 17% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita 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 | +31.5% | 0.0232 hectares per person | 0.0304 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0442 hectares per person | 0.0396 hectares per person | 0.049 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0283 hectares per person | 0.0232 hectares per person | 0.0361 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0249 hectares per person | 0.0233 hectares per person | 0.0291 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0299 hectares per person | 0.0264 hectares per person | 0.0338 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0362 hectares per person | 0.0352 hectares per person | 0.0371 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0345 hectares per person | 0.0335 hectares per person | 0.036 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0325 hectares per person | 0.0319 hectares per person | 0.0331 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Norway?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Norway was 0.0319 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.049 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0232 hectares per person in 1978.
- How does Norway rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Norway ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.