Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Norway
Norway: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.4832 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.4832 hectares per square kilometre for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Norway peaked at 0.4946 hectares per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2574 hectares per square kilometre, in 1978.
Norway ranks 187th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Norway, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4846 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4819 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4791 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.46 hectares per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4435 hectares per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4326 hectares per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4244 hectares per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4134 hectares per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4353 hectares per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3833 hectares per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3422 hectares per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3149 hectares per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3121 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2957 hectares per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2902 hectares per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2765 hectares per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2711 hectares per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2574 hectares per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3395 hectares per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3258 hectares per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2957 hectares per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2765 hectares per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2628 hectares per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2711 hectares per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2711 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2738 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2765 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2793 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2984 hectares per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3066 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3231 hectares per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3285 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3368 hectares per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3532 hectares per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3696 hectares per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3614 hectares per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3724 hectares per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3943 hectares per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4134 hectares per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4326 hectares per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4408 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4463 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.449 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4545 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4627 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4709 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.478 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4794 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4786 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4813 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4835 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4832 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4831 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.481 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4816 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4806 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4946 hectares per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.493 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4906 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4894 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4859 hectares per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4859 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4832 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.4832 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 hectares per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.4832 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 hectares per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre 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 | +31.9% | 0.2574 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3395 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4505 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4134 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4846 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3083 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2574 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3833 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2831 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2628 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3258 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3559 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3066 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4134 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4593 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4326 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4794 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4853 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4806 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4946 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4861 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4832 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4894 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 184 Saint Lucia 0.6066 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 185 Greenland 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 186 South Korea 0.5738 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 188 French Polynesia 0.4509 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 189 Papua New Guinea 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 190 North Korea 0.4152 hectares per square kilometre 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 area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Norway?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Norway was 0.4832 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4946 hectares per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2574 hectares per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Norway rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 187th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.