Japan vs Norway: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Japan currently reports 36,450 1000 ha against 36,427 1000 ha in Norway, a difference of 23 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 66th and Norway ranks 67th of 248 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36,670 1000 ha | 36,524 1000 ha | 145.6 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1970s | 36,654 1000 ha | 36,524 1000 ha | 129.6 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1980s | 36,529 1000 ha | 36,524 1000 ha | 4.6 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1990s | 36,456 1000 ha | 36,524 1000 ha | 68.4 1000 ha | Norway |
| 2000s | 36,450 1000 ha | 36,524 1000 ha | 74.4 1000 ha | Norway |
| 2010s | 36,450 1000 ha | 36,516 1000 ha | 66.25 1000 ha | Norway |
| 2020s | 36,450 1000 ha | 36,427 1000 ha | 22.7 1000 ha | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, Japan or Norway?
- Japan, at 36,450 1000 ha against 36,427 1000 ha in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area between Japan and Norway?
- 23 1000 ha, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for land area — area?
- Japan ranks 66th and Norway ranks 67th of 248 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — 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.