El Salvador vs Norway: Arable land

El Salvador
721,000 hectares
in 2023
Norway
803,000 hectares
in 2023
El Salvador rank
117th
Norway rank
114th

Arable land over time

  • El Salvador
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 803,000 hectares against 721,000 hectares in El Salvador, a difference of 82,000 hectares.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 117th and Norway ranks 114th of 206 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 474,333 hectares 846,111 hectares 371,778 hectares Norway
1970s 491,500 hectares 800,100 hectares 308,600 hectares Norway
1980s 512,300 hectares 850,800 hectares 338,500 hectares Norway
1990s 581,600 hectares 906,500 hectares 324,900 hectares Norway
2000s 622,450 hectares 863,058 hectares 240,608 hectares Norway
2010s 691,760 hectares 809,044 hectares 117,284 hectares Norway
2020s 721,000 hectares 803,874 hectares 82,874 hectares Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, El Salvador or Norway?
Norway, at 803,000 hectares against 721,000 hectares in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between El Salvador and Norway?
82,000 hectares, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Norway?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Norway rank globally for arable land?
El Salvador ranks 117th and Norway ranks 114th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.