Norway vs Papua New Guinea: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Norway
2.7 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.1 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
202nd
Papua New Guinea rank
201st
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time
- Norway
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.1 hectares per square kilometre against 2.7 hectares per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.4 hectares 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 202nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 201st of 209 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 | 2.77 hectares per square kilometre | 1.22 hectares per square kilometre | 1.56 hectares per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.5 hectares per square kilometre | 1.57 hectares per square kilometre | 0.933 hectares per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1980s | 2.62 hectares per square kilometre | 1.84 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7817 hectares per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1990s | 2.85 hectares per square kilometre | 2.19 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6585 hectares per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.84 hectares per square kilometre | 2.54 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2912 hectares per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.71 hectares per square kilometre | 2.94 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2255 hectares per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.7 hectares per square kilometre | 3.1 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3999 hectares per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Norway or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.1 hectares per square kilometre against 2.7 hectares per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between Norway and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.4 hectares 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 agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 202nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 201st of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use 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.