Norway vs Papua New Guinea: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre

Norway
0.0221 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
154th
Papua New Guinea rank
151st

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre over time

  • Norway
  • Papua New Guinea
00.010.020.03196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre against 0.0221 Square kilometres per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.0047 Square kilometres 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 154th and Papua New Guinea ranks 151st of 177 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 0.0232 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0105 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0127 Square kilometres per square kilometre Norway
1970s 0.022 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0135 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0085 Square kilometres per square kilometre Norway
1980s 0.0234 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.016 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0074 Square kilometres per square kilometre Norway
1990s 0.025 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0184 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0065 Square kilometres per square kilometre Norway
2000s 0.0238 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0213 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0024 Square kilometres per square kilometre Norway
2010s 0.0223 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0252 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0029 Square kilometres per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0222 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0047 Square kilometres per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre, Norway or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre against 0.0221 Square kilometres per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre between Norway and Papua New Guinea?
0.0047 Square kilometres 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 land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
Norway ranks 154th and Papua New Guinea ranks 151st of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre
Unit
Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 10,465 data points, 1961–2023
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Land use hidden — Cropland 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.