Norway - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Norway was 9,863 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,320 in 1996 and a minimum value of 8,960 in 1976.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 10,340
1962 10,310
1963 10,280
1964 10,190
1965 10,110
1966 10,050
1967 10,000
1968 9,940
1969 9,860
1970 9,540
1971 9,310
1972 9,100
1973 9,040
1974 9,010
1975 8,980
1976 8,960
1977 8,990
1978 9,000
1979 9,540
1980 9,360
1981 9,360
1982 9,420
1983 9,450
1984 9,540
1985 9,570
1986 9,690
1987 9,700
1988 9,760
1989 9,910
1990 9,760
1991 10,100
1992 10,030
1993 10,130
1994 10,300
1995 11,270
1996 11,320
1997 10,380
1998 10,470
1999 10,380
2000 10,420
2001 10,470
2002 10,460
2003 10,400
2004 10,400
2005 10,360
2006 10,350
2007 10,320
2008 10,248
2009 10,143
2010 10,059
2011 9,990
2012 9,928
2013 9,871
2014 9,868
2015 9,860
2016 9,837
2017 9,851
2018 9,863

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Norway was 2.70 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 3.10 in 1996, while its lowest value was 2.45 in 1976.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 2.83
1962 2.82
1963 2.81
1964 2.79
1965 2.77
1966 2.75
1967 2.74
1968 2.72
1969 2.70
1970 2.61
1971 2.55
1972 2.49
1973 2.48
1974 2.47
1975 2.46
1976 2.45
1977 2.46
1978 2.46
1979 2.61
1980 2.56
1981 2.56
1982 2.58
1983 2.59
1984 2.61
1985 2.62
1986 2.65
1987 2.66
1988 2.67
1989 2.71
1990 2.67
1991 2.77
1992 2.75
1993 2.77
1994 2.82
1995 3.09
1996 3.10
1997 2.84
1998 2.87
1999 2.84
2000 2.85
2001 2.87
2002 2.86
2003 2.85
2004 2.85
2005 2.84
2006 2.83
2007 2.83
2008 2.81
2009 2.78
2010 2.75
2011 2.74
2012 2.72
2013 2.70
2014 2.70
2015 2.70
2016 2.69
2017 2.70
2018 2.70

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use