Breakdown of habitable land area in Norway
Norway: Breakdown of habitable land area was 1.35 million hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in Norway, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.35 million hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over five years.
Norway ranks 21st of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Norway, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.30 million hectares | — |
| 2016 | 1.34 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.34 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.35 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.35 million hectares | +0.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.35 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,280 hectares, 63.6× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.35 million hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 110,340 hectares, 12.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Norway?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Norway was 1.35 million hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million hectares in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Norway ranks 21st out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.