Fiji vs Norway: Land use over the long-term

Fiji
173,000 hectares
in 2025
Norway
174,229 hectares
in 2025
Fiji rank
145th
Norway rank
144th

Land use over the long-term over time

  • Fiji
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 174,229 hectares against 173,000 hectares in Fiji, a difference of 1,229 hectares.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Norway ahead.

Fiji ranks 145th and Norway ranks 144th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 37.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Norway Difference Ahead
1000s 0 hectares 862,723 hectares 862,723 hectares Norway
1100s 0 hectares 1.12 million hectares 1.12 million hectares Norway
1200s 0 hectares 1.36 million hectares 1.36 million hectares Norway
1300s 0 hectares 1.52 million hectares 1.52 million hectares Norway
1400s 0 hectares 720,854 hectares 720,854 hectares Norway
1500s 0 hectares 1.35 million hectares 1.35 million hectares Norway
1600s 0 hectares 1.56 million hectares 1.56 million hectares Norway
1700s 0 hectares 1.67 million hectares 1.67 million hectares Norway
1710s 0 hectares 1.71 million hectares 1.71 million hectares Norway
1720s 0 hectares 1.75 million hectares 1.75 million hectares Norway
1730s 0 hectares 1.79 million hectares 1.79 million hectares Norway
1740s 0 hectares 1.82 million hectares 1.82 million hectares Norway
1750s 0 hectares 1.86 million hectares 1.86 million hectares Norway
1760s 0 hectares 1.90 million hectares 1.90 million hectares Norway
1770s 0 hectares 1.93 million hectares 1.93 million hectares Norway
1780s 0 hectares 1.97 million hectares 1.97 million hectares Norway
1790s 0 hectares 2.00 million hectares 2.00 million hectares Norway
1800s 0 hectares 2.03 million hectares 2.03 million hectares Norway
1810s 0 hectares 2.06 million hectares 2.06 million hectares Norway
1820s 0 hectares 2.20 million hectares 2.20 million hectares Norway
1830s 0 hectares 2.44 million hectares 2.44 million hectares Norway
1840s 0 hectares 2.67 million hectares 2.67 million hectares Norway
1850s 299,345 hectares 2.95 million hectares 2.65 million hectares Norway
1860s 306,101 hectares 3.24 million hectares 2.93 million hectares Norway
1870s 305,737 hectares 3.44 million hectares 3.13 million hectares Norway
1880s 304,114 hectares 3.53 million hectares 3.22 million hectares Norway
1890s 305,155 hectares 3.61 million hectares 3.30 million hectares Norway
1900s 303,455 hectares 3.83 million hectares 3.53 million hectares Norway
1910s 298,367 hectares 3.85 million hectares 3.55 million hectares Norway
1920s 288,799 hectares 3.96 million hectares 3.67 million hectares Norway
1930s 273,162 hectares 3.82 million hectares 3.55 million hectares Norway
1940s 293,598 hectares 3.57 million hectares 3.28 million hectares Norway
1950s 242,951 hectares 2.52 million hectares 2.27 million hectares Norway
1960s 73,200 hectares 165,800 hectares 92,600 hectares Norway
1970s 92,500 hectares 112,600 hectares 20,100 hectares Norway
1980s 142,500 hectares 103,400 hectares 39,100 hectares Fiji
1990s 172,700 hectares 130,000 hectares 42,700 hectares Fiji
2000s 173,000 hectares 167,750 hectares 5,250 hectares Fiji
2010s 173,000 hectares 177,201 hectares 4,201 hectares Norway
2020s 173,000 hectares 176,236 hectares 3,236 hectares Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, Fiji or Norway?
Norway, at 174,229 hectares against 173,000 hectares in Fiji as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Fiji and Norway?
1,229 hectares, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Norway?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Norway rank globally for land use over the long-term?
Fiji ranks 145th and Norway ranks 144th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

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