Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) vs Norway: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
22.69 %
in 2024
Norway
81.81 %
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
22nd
Norway rank
20th

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
  • Norway
20406080196119922024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 81.81 % against 22.69 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 59.12 %.

That makes Norway's figure about 3.6 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 20th of 32 groups.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 16.63 % 83.62 % 66.99 % Norway
1970s 17.2 % 87.49 % 70.29 % Norway
1980s 17.75 % 88.84 % 71.09 % Norway
1990s 18.67 % 87.05 % 68.38 % Norway
2000s 19.62 % 83.33 % 63.7 % Norway
2010s 21.66 % 81.75 % 60.09 % Norway
2020s 22.5 % 81.68 % 59.19 % Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or Norway?
Norway, at 81.81 % against 22.69 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Norway?
59.12 %, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Norway?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Norway rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 20th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 16,508 data points, 1961–2024
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