Greenland vs Norway: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area over time
- Greenland
- Norway
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 0.59 % against 0.48 % in Norway, a difference of 0.11 %.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 191st and Norway ranks 193rd of 204 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.69 % | 0.4489 % | 0.2411 % | Greenland |
| 1970s | 0.69 % | 0.308 % | 0.382 % | Greenland |
| 1980s | 0.69 % | 0.284 % | 0.406 % | Greenland |
| 1990s | 0.661 % | 0.355 % | 0.306 % | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0.588 % | 0.459 % | 0.129 % | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.59 % | 0.483 % | 0.107 % | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.59 % | 0.486 % | 0.104 % | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area, Greenland or Norway?
- Greenland, at 0.59 % against 0.48 % in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area between Greenland and Norway?
- 0.11 %, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Norway?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Norway rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Greenland ranks 191st and Norway ranks 193rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land 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.