Global meat production, per square kilometre in Norway
Norway: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 1 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
139th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.02 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.3769 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1 tonnes per square kilometre for global meat production, per square kilometre in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Norway peaked at 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3769 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Norway 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Norway, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3769 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4561 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4355 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4439 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4161 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4238 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4432 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4315 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4283 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4288 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4517 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4633 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4922 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4838 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4628 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4961 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5005 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5178 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.526 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5507 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5615 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5478 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5456 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5592 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5708 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6024 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5988 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5782 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5946 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5978 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.635 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6356 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6556 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6682 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7023 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7153 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.717 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7509 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7383 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7428 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7421 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7536 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7973 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8024 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8275 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8392 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8984 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9124 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9348 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9317 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9129 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9551 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9508 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9351 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9663 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9849 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9874 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9844 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9798 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.22 tonnes per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.74 tonnes per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4284 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3769 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4561 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4717 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5178 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5641 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.526 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6024 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6672 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5946 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7509 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8054 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7383 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9124 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9543 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9129 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9874 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9798 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 136 Cambodia 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 137 Bolivia 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 138 Laos 1 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 140 Cuba 0.9776 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 141 Guinea-Bissau 0.96 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 142 Cameroon 0.8848 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Norway
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0406 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1441 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.049 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1751 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production, per square kilometre in Norway?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Norway was 1 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3769 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Norway rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production 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.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- 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
Global meat production 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.