Jamaica vs Norway: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Jamaica
-0.4%
in 2023
Norway
-0.5%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
143rd
Norway rank
145th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Jamaica
- Norway
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports -0.4% against -0.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 143rd and Norway ranks 145th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -3.3% | -10.0% | 6.7% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | -4.7% | 4.8% | 9.5% | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 8.7% | 7.5% | Norway |
| 2000s | -4.2% | -0.3% | 3.9% | Norway |
| 2010s | -10.4% | -4.4% | 6.0% | Norway |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -1.2% | 0.4% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Jamaica or Norway?
- Jamaica, at -0.4% against -0.5% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Jamaica and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Norway?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Norway rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Jamaica ranks 143rd and Norway ranks 145th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.