Agricultural land use, per capita in Norway
Norway: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.1779 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.1779 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.2864 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1779 hectares per person, in 2023.
Norway ranks 147th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2864 hectares per person | — |
| 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 | 0.1821 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1805 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1779 hectares per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2718 hectares per person | 0.2563 hectares per person | 0.2864 hectares per person | 9 |
| 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 | 0.181 hectares per person | 0.1779 hectares per person | 0.1833 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 144 Tuvalu 0.1834 hectares per person compare
- 145 Marshall Islands 0.1803 hectares per person compare
- 146 British Virgin Islands 0.1796 hectares per person compare
- 148 Switzerland 0.168 hectares per person compare
- 149 Burundi 0.1574 hectares per person compare
- 150 Comoros 0.1564 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Norway
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1643 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Norway?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Norway was 0.1779 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2864 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1779 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Norway ranks 147th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use 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)
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About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.