Iceland vs Norway: Reservoir minimum water area
Iceland
0.2%
in 2022
Norway
0.3%
in 2022
Iceland rank
46th
Norway rank
43rd
Reservoir minimum water area over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 46th and Norway ranks 43rd of 222 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reservoir minimum water area, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in reservoir minimum water area between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for reservoir minimum water area?
- Iceland ranks 46th and Norway ranks 43rd of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Reservoir minimum water area (% of total land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.