What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Estonia and Norway?

81,662 hectares, with Norway ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Norway?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Norway: Cropland extent over the long-term

Estonia

726,600 hectares

in 2025

Norway

808,262 hectares

in 2025

Estonia rank

120th

Norway rank

118th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Estonia
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 808,262 hectares against 726,600 hectares in Estonia, a difference of 81,662 hectares.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 120th and Norway ranks 118th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 25 and Norway in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1000s	107,291 hectares	99,868 hectares	7,423 hectares	Estonia
1100s	109,222 hectares	132,053 hectares	22,831 hectares	Norway
1200s	110,774 hectares	162,464 hectares	51,690 hectares	Norway
1300s	111,823 hectares	186,164 hectares	74,341 hectares	Norway
1400s	112,204 hectares	90,293 hectares	21,911 hectares	Estonia
1500s	111,684 hectares	174,253 hectares	62,569 hectares	Norway
1600s	109,915 hectares	208,522 hectares	98,607 hectares	Norway
1700s	106,340 hectares	236,652 hectares	130,312 hectares	Norway
1710s	122,861 hectares	243,565 hectares	120,704 hectares	Norway
1720s	141,907 hectares	250,623 hectares	108,716 hectares	Norway
1730s	163,855 hectares	257,826 hectares	93,971 hectares	Norway
1740s	189,134 hectares	265,167 hectares	76,033 hectares	Norway
1750s	218,236 hectares	272,643 hectares	54,407 hectares	Norway
1760s	251,721 hectares	280,247 hectares	28,526 hectares	Norway
1770s	290,226 hectares	287,971 hectares	2,255 hectares	Estonia
1780s	334,476 hectares	295,806 hectares	38,670 hectares	Estonia
1790s	385,294 hectares	303,739 hectares	81,555 hectares	Estonia
1800s	443,608 hectares	311,757 hectares	131,851 hectares	Estonia
1810s	510,469 hectares	319,841 hectares	190,628 hectares	Estonia
1820s	575,079 hectares	346,114 hectares	228,965 hectares	Estonia
1830s	647,448 hectares	388,406 hectares	259,042 hectares	Estonia
1840s	728,410 hectares	431,333 hectares	297,077 hectares	Estonia
1850s	818,859 hectares	482,503 hectares	336,356 hectares	Estonia
1860s	919,750 hectares	535,683 hectares	384,067 hectares	Estonia
1870s	939,200 hectares	570,903 hectares	368,297 hectares	Estonia
1880s	958,044 hectares	582,039 hectares	376,005 hectares	Estonia
1890s	976,100 hectares	591,516 hectares	384,584 hectares	Estonia
1900s	993,154 hectares	620,164 hectares	372,990 hectares	Estonia
1910s	1.01 million hectares	643,688 hectares	365,262 hectares	Estonia
1920s	1.04 million hectares	687,978 hectares	347,632 hectares	Estonia
1930s	1.06 million hectares	706,708 hectares	354,072 hectares	Estonia
1940s	1.08 million hectares	727,137 hectares	356,783 hectares	Estonia
1950s	1.14 million hectares	769,056 hectares	369,011 hectares	Estonia
1960s	1.16 million hectares	840,854 hectares	320,608 hectares	Estonia
1970s	1.14 million hectares	802,100 hectares	338,991 hectares	Estonia
1980s	1.14 million hectares	854,200 hectares	282,629 hectares	Estonia
1990s	986,452 hectares	911,400 hectares	75,052 hectares	Estonia
2000s	626,580 hectares	867,956 hectares	241,376 hectares	Norway
2010s	666,680 hectares	812,494 hectares	145,814 hectares	Norway
2020s	713,367 hectares	807,577 hectares	94,211 hectares	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Estonia or Norway?: Norway, at 808,262 hectares against 726,600 hectares in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Estonia and Norway?: 81,662 hectares, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Norway?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Norway rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Estonia ranks 120th and Norway ranks 118th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.