Norway vs Papua New Guinea: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Norway
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.1 % against 2.7 % in Norway, a difference of 0.4 %.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 213th and Papua New Guinea ranks 211th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.77 % | 1.23 % | 1.54 % | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.5 % | 1.57 % | 0.934 % | Norway |
| 1980s | 2.62 % | 1.84 % | 0.781 % | Norway |
| 1990s | 2.85 % | 2.19 % | 0.66 % | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.84 % | 2.54 % | 0.292 % | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.71 % | 2.94 % | 0.225 % | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.7 % | 3.1 % | 0.398 % | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Norway or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.1 % against 2.7 % in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Norway and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.4 %, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Papua New Guinea rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Norway ranks 213th and Papua New Guinea ranks 211th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.