Share of employment in agriculture in Norway
Norway: Share of employment in agriculture was 2.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Norway, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 2.5% for share of employment in agriculture in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Norway peaked at 5.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2020.
Norway ranks 153rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.8% | — |
| 1992 | 5.5% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 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 share of employment in agriculture in Norway?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Norway was 2.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Norway ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.