Austria vs Norway: Arable land use per person
Austria
0.1447 hectares per person
in 2023
Norway
0.1455 hectares per person
in 2023
Austria rank
85th
Norway rank
84th
Arable land use per person over time
- Austria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.1455 hectares per person against 0.1447 hectares per person in Austria, a difference of 0.0008 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 85th and Norway ranks 84th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2255 hectares per person | 0.2272 hectares per person | 0.0018 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.2042 hectares per person | 0.2007 hectares per person | 0.0034 hectares per person | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.1947 hectares per person | 0.2049 hectares per person | 0.0102 hectares per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.1797 hectares per person | 0.2085 hectares per person | 0.0288 hectares per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.1686 hectares per person | 0.1866 hectares per person | 0.018 hectares per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.1564 hectares per person | 0.1575 hectares per person | 0.0011 hectares per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.1468 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Austria or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.1455 hectares per person against 0.1447 hectares per person in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Austria and Norway?
- 0.0008 hectares per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Norway?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Norway rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Austria ranks 85th and Norway ranks 84th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.