Norway vs Suriname: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Norway
- Suriname
How they compare
Norway currently reports 77.4 1000 ha against 57 1000 ha in Suriname, a difference of 20.4 1000 ha.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Suriname's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 116th and Suriname ranks 118th of 201 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.11 1000 ha | 17.67 1000 ha | 7.44 1000 ha | Norway |
| 1970s | 45.8 1000 ha | 33.1 1000 ha | 12.7 1000 ha | Norway |
| 1980s | 86.3 1000 ha | 44.7 1000 ha | 41.6 1000 ha | Norway |
| 1990s | 116.7 1000 ha | 49.05 1000 ha | 67.65 1000 ha | Norway |
| 2000s | 120.02 1000 ha | 52.15 1000 ha | 67.87 1000 ha | Norway |
| 2010s | 87.22 1000 ha | 64.4 1000 ha | 22.82 1000 ha | Norway |
| 2020s | 80.57 1000 ha | 58.4 1000 ha | 22.17 1000 ha | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Norway or Suriname?
- Norway, at 77.4 1000 ha against 57 1000 ha in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Norway and Suriname?
- 20.4 1000 ha, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Suriname?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Suriname rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Norway ranks 116th and Suriname ranks 118th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.