Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Norway
Norway: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Norway, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Norway stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Norway peaked at 5.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2012.
Norway ranks 161st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.1% | — |
| 1971 | 5.1% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 4.6% | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 4.5% | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 4.4% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 4.1% | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 4.4% | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 4.2% | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 3.8% | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +38.6% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -3.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.7%, 62% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Norway?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Norway was 1.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Norway ranks 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.