Norway vs Uganda: Arable land use per person
Norway
0.1455 hectares per person
in 2023
Uganda
0.1418 hectares per person
in 2023
Norway rank
84th
Uganda rank
87th
Arable land use per person over time
- Norway
- Uganda
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.1455 hectares per person against 0.1418 hectares per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.0037 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.
Norway ranks 84th and Uganda ranks 87th of 206 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2272 hectares per person | 0.4041 hectares per person | 0.1768 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.2007 hectares per person | 0.3416 hectares per person | 0.1408 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.2049 hectares per person | 0.3125 hectares per person | 0.1076 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.2085 hectares per person | 0.25 hectares per person | 0.0415 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.1866 hectares per person | 0.2156 hectares per person | 0.029 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.1575 hectares per person | 0.1859 hectares per person | 0.0285 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1483 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Norway or Uganda?
- Norway, at 0.1455 hectares per person against 0.1418 hectares per person in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Norway and Uganda?
- 0.0037 hectares per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Uganda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Uganda rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Norway ranks 84th and Uganda ranks 87th 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.