Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Norway
Norway: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.7786 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Norway is 0.7786 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Norway peaked at 1.01 ha per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6246 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Norway ranks 117th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Norway, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6246 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6284 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.6359 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6646 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6579 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6355 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6255 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6369 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6694 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7052 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7333 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7443 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7662 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7967 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.82 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8156 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8275 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.838 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8499 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8645 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8388 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8774 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8803 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8992 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9174 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9339 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9225 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9398 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9474 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9758 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9839 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9656 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9545 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9257 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9148 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9093 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9283 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9019 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9092 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9012 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8954 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8944 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8988 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8904 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8712 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.854 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8461 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.838 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8245 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8179 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8055 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7835 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7772 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7742 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7807 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7849 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7662 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7539 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7685 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7774 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7693 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7786 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6421 ha per square kilometre | 0.6246 ha per square kilometre | 0.6694 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7897 ha per square kilometre | 0.7052 ha per square kilometre | 0.8499 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9021 ha per square kilometre | 0.8388 ha per square kilometre | 0.9474 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.947 ha per square kilometre | 0.9019 ha per square kilometre | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8799 ha per square kilometre | 0.838 ha per square kilometre | 0.9092 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7869 ha per square kilometre | 0.7539 ha per square kilometre | 0.8245 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7734 ha per square kilometre | 0.7685 ha per square kilometre | 0.7786 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Norway?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Norway was 0.7786 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6246 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Norway rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 117th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.