New Zealand vs Norway: Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre
New Zealand
1.97 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
2.2 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
169th
Norway rank
167th
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.2 hectares per square kilometre against 1.97 hectares per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.23 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
New Zealand ranks 169th and Norway ranks 167th of 206 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 hectares per square kilometre | 2.32 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8751 hectares per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.47 hectares per square kilometre | 2.19 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7193 hectares per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.62 hectares per square kilometre | 2.33 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7106 hectares per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.49 hectares per square kilometre | 2.48 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9923 hectares per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.6 hectares per square kilometre | 2.36 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7599 hectares per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.97 hectares per square kilometre | 2.22 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2443 hectares per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.08 hectares per square kilometre | 2.21 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1218 hectares per square kilometre | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land (hectares), per square kilometre, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.2 hectares per square kilometre against 1.97 hectares per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land (hectares), per square kilometre between New Zealand and Norway?
- 0.23 hectares per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 169th and Norway ranks 167th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land (hectares), 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
Arable land (hectares) 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.