Norway vs Papua New Guinea: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre

Norway
0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
160th
Papua New Guinea rank
157th

Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Norway
  • Papua New Guinea
00.0010.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 160th and Papua New Guinea ranks 157th of 185 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 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre Norway
1970s 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre Norway
1980s 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre Norway
1990s 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre Norway
2000s 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Norway
2010s 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, Norway or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between Norway and Papua New Guinea?
0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Norway and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
Norway ranks 160th and Papua New Guinea ranks 157th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 10,826 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.