Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Norway
Norway: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.1751 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Norway, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Norway stood at 0.1751 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.2864 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1751 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Norway 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2677 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2864 hectares per person | +7.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2833 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2804 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2758 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2715 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2678 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2642 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2604 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2563 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2461 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2385 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2314 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2282 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2261 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2241 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2225 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2223 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2217 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2343 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2291 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2283 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2289 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2289 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2304 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2305 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2325 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2317 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2319 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2345 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2301 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.237 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.234 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2349 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2375 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2585 hectares per person | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2584 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2356 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2363 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2326 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.232 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.232 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2305 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2278 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2265 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2241 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2221 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2191 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2149 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.21 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2057 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2017 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1978 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1943 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1921 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.19 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1879 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1867 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1857 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.184 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1833 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1819 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1803 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1782 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1764 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1751 hectares per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2714 hectares per person | 0.2563 hectares per person | 0.2864 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2295 hectares per person | 0.2217 hectares per person | 0.2461 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2307 hectares per person | 0.2283 hectares per person | 0.2345 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2395 hectares per person | 0.2301 hectares per person | 0.2585 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2239 hectares per person | 0.21 hectares per person | 0.232 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1926 hectares per person | 0.184 hectares per person | 0.2057 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1792 hectares per person | 0.1751 hectares per person | 0.1833 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 131 Germany 0.198 hectares per person compare
- 132 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1869 hectares per person compare
- 133 American Samoa 0.1796 hectares per person compare
- 135 Switzerland 0.1636 hectares per person compare
- 136 Dominica 0.1534 hectares per person compare
- 137 Burundi 0.1534 hectares per person compare
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- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.049 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,553 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Norway?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Norway was 0.1751 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2864 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1751 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Norway ranks 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor 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
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.