Cropland use over the long term in Norway
Norway: Cropland use over the long term was 808,262 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
808,262
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
118th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.00 million
in 1996
All-time low
90,293
in 1400
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland use over the long term in Norway, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland use over the long term in Norway is 808,262, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland use over the long term in Norway peaked at 1.00 million in 1996 and was at its lowest, 90,293, in 1400.
Norway ranks 118th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 99,868 | 99,868 | 99,868 | 1 |
| 1100s | 132,053 | 132,053 | 132,053 | 1 |
| 1200s | 162,464 | 162,464 | 162,464 | 1 |
| 1300s | 186,164 | 186,164 | 186,164 | 1 |
| 1400s | 90,293 | 90,293 | 90,293 | 1 |
| 1500s | 174,253 | 174,253 | 174,253 | 1 |
| 1600s | 208,522 | 208,522 | 208,522 | 1 |
| 1700s | 236,652 | 236,652 | 236,652 | 1 |
| 1710s | 243,565 | 243,565 | 243,565 | 1 |
| 1720s | 250,623 | 250,623 | 250,623 | 1 |
| 1730s | 257,826 | 257,826 | 257,826 | 1 |
| 1740s | 265,167 | 265,167 | 265,167 | 1 |
| 1750s | 272,643 | 272,643 | 272,643 | 1 |
| 1760s | 280,247 | 280,247 | 280,247 | 1 |
| 1770s | 287,971 | 287,971 | 287,971 | 1 |
| 1780s | 295,806 | 295,806 | 295,806 | 1 |
| 1790s | 303,739 | 303,739 | 303,739 | 1 |
| 1800s | 311,757 | 311,757 | 311,757 | 1 |
| 1810s | 319,841 | 319,841 | 319,841 | 1 |
| 1820s | 346,114 | 346,114 | 346,114 | 1 |
| 1830s | 388,406 | 388,406 | 388,406 | 1 |
| 1840s | 431,333 | 431,333 | 431,333 | 1 |
| 1850s | 482,503 | 482,503 | 482,503 | 1 |
| 1860s | 535,683 | 535,683 | 535,683 | 1 |
| 1870s | 570,903 | 570,903 | 570,903 | 1 |
| 1880s | 582,039 | 582,039 | 582,039 | 1 |
| 1890s | 591,516 | 591,516 | 591,516 | 1 |
| 1900s | 620,164 | 620,164 | 620,164 | 1 |
| 1910s | 643,688 | 643,688 | 643,688 | 1 |
| 1920s | 687,978 | 687,978 | 687,978 | 1 |
| 1930s | 706,708 | 706,708 | 706,708 | 1 |
| 1940s | 727,137 | 727,137 | 727,137 | 1 |
| 1950s | 769,056 | 755,826 | 779,832 | 10 |
| 1960s | 840,854 | 781,543 | 857,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 802,100 | 790,000 | 830,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 854,200 | 817,000 | 882,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 911,400 | 864,000 | 1.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 867,956 | 839,460 | 886,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 812,494 | 804,506 | 830,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 807,577 | 807,000 | 808,262 | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Norway
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 921,833 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 16.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.64 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.64 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 279,979 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland use over the long term in Norway?
- Cropland use over the long term in Norway was 808,262 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland use over the long term recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.00 million in 1996.
- What is the lowest cropland use over the long term recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,293 in 1400.
- How does Norway rank for cropland use over the long term?
- Norway ranks 118th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland use over the long term rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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