Norway Arable Land 1961-2023

Arable land (in hectares) 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.
  • Norway arable land for 2020 was 804,497, a 0.31% increase from 2019.
  • Norway arable land for 2019 was 802,002, a 0.15% decline from 2018.
  • Norway arable land for 2018 was 803,210, a 0.21% increase from 2017.
  • Norway arable land for 2017 was 801,490, a 0.45% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Hectares
United States 157,736,800
Canada 38,235,000
Argentina 32,632,760
Australia 30,644,000
France 17,956,560
Germany 11,664,000
Spain 11,639,398
Poland 10,921,000
Italy 6,831,000
United Kingdom 5,978,502
Japan 4,104,000
Hungary 4,012,000
Saudi Arabia 3,430,417
Sweden 2,538,550
Czech Republic 2,484,154
Denmark 2,370,930
Lithuania 2,249,400
Finland 2,243,000
Greece 2,131,930
Uruguay 2,024,400
South Korea 1,352,000
Slovak Republic 1,346,000
Latvia 1,334,000
Austria 1,321,080
Chile 1,197,000
Netherlands 1,004,830
Portugal 951,534
Croatia 889,000
Belgium 864,877
Norway 804,497
Estonia 694,000
Panama 565,000
New Zealand 527,000
Ireland 444,000
Switzerland 399,842
Israel 380,000
Slovenia 181,030
Iceland 121,000
Cyprus 102,402
Oman 74,660
Luxembourg 62,130
Puerto Rico 50,200
UAE 49,000
Trinidad and Tobago 25,000
Isle of Man 23,500
Qatar 21,000
Malta 9,070
Bahamas 8,000
Kuwait 8,000
Barbados 7,000
New Caledonia 5,970
St. Kitts and Nevis 5,000
Antigua and Barbuda 4,000
Brunei 4,000
French Polynesia 2,500
Aruba 2,000
Hong Kong 2,000
San Marino 1,985
Bahrain 1,600
Liechtenstein 1,410
Guam 1,000
Turks and Caicos Islands 1,000
British Virgin Islands 1,000
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 900
Andorra 720
Singapore 560
Bermuda 300
Palau 300
Cayman Islands 200
Seychelles 150
Northern Mariana Islands 80
Faroe Islands 70
Norway Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2020 804,497 0.15 2.21%
2019 802,002 0.15 2.20%
2018 803,210 0.15 2.20%
2017 801,490 0.15 2.20%
2016 805,122 0.15 2.20%
2015 807,141 0.16 2.21%
2014 808,180 0.16 2.21%
2013 807,791 0.16 2.21%
2012 811,900 0.16 2.22%
2011 818,000 0.17 2.24%
2010 825,600 0.17 2.26%
2009 834,880 0.17 2.29%
2008 845,100 0.18 2.31%
2007 852,600 0.18 2.33%
2006 858,000 0.18 2.35%
2005 862,000 0.19 2.36%
2004 869,000 0.19 2.38%
2003 871,000 0.19 2.38%
2002 878,000 0.19 2.40%
2001 881,000 0.20 2.41%
2000 879,000 0.20 2.41%
1999 882,000 0.20 2.41%
1998 898,000 0.20 2.46%
1997 897,000 0.20 2.46%
1996 995,000 0.23 2.72%
1995 987,000 0.23 2.70%
1994 896,000 0.21 2.45%
1993 885,000 0.21 2.42%
1992 878,000 0.20 2.40%
1991 887,000 0.21 2.43%
1990 860,000 0.20 2.35%
1989 878,000 0.21 2.40%
1988 870,000 0.21 2.38%
1987 865,000 0.21 2.37%
1986 865,000 0.21 2.37%
1985 854,000 0.21 2.34%
1984 852,000 0.21 2.33%
1983 846,000 0.20 2.32%
1982 838,000 0.20 2.29%
1981 825,000 0.20 2.26%
1980 815,000 0.20 2.23%
1979 828,000 0.20 2.27%
1978 804,000 0.20 2.20%
1977 798,000 0.20 2.18%
1976 793,000 0.20 2.17%
1975 790,000 0.20 2.16%
1974 791,000 0.20 2.17%
1973 788,000 0.20 2.16%
1972 793,000 0.20 2.17%
1971 804,000 0.21 2.20%
1970 812,000 0.21 2.22%
1969 825,000 0.21 2.26%
1968 841,000 0.22 2.30%
1967 843,000 0.22 2.31%
1966 846,000 0.23 2.32%
1965 848,000 0.23 2.32%
1964 850,000 0.23 2.33%
1963 852,000 0.23 2.33%
1962 854,000 0.23 2.34%
1961 856,000 0.24 2.34%