Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Norway
Norway: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0502 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.0502 ha per person for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.0866 ha per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0502 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Norway 87th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0632 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0631 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0633 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0657 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0645 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0619 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0604 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.061 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0635 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0665 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0686 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0691 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0707 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.073 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0747 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.074 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0747 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0754 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0762 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0773 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0747 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0779 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0779 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0793 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0807 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0819 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0805 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0815 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0819 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.084 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0866 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0838 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0818 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0804 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0776 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0763 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0754 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0765 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0738 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0739 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0729 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0721 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0716 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0715 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0703 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0683 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0662 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0648 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0634 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0616 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0603 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0586 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0563 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0552 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0545 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0545 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0543 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0527 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0515 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.052 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0524 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0514 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0514 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0502 ha per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.063 ha per person | 0.0604 ha per person | 0.0657 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0723 ha per person | 0.0665 ha per person | 0.0762 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0794 ha per person | 0.0747 ha per person | 0.0819 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0796 ha per person | 0.0738 ha per person | 0.0866 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0695 ha per person | 0.0634 ha per person | 0.0739 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0559 ha per person | 0.0515 ha per person | 0.0616 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0515 ha per person | 0.0502 ha per person | 0.0524 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Norway?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Norway was 0.0502 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0866 ha per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0502 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Norway ranks 87th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.