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

172,329 hectares, with Mongolia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia 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.

Mongolia vs Norway: Cropland extent over the long-term

Mongolia

980,591 hectares

in 2025

Norway

808,262 hectares

in 2025

Mongolia rank

115th

Norway rank

118th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Mongolia
Norway

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 980,591 hectares against 808,262 hectares in Norway, a difference of 172,329 hectares.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 115th and Norway ranks 118th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 28 and Norway in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1000s	393,634 hectares	99,868 hectares	293,766 hectares	Mongolia
1100s	509,178 hectares	132,053 hectares	377,125 hectares	Mongolia
1200s	623,563 hectares	162,464 hectares	461,099 hectares	Mongolia
1300s	659,240 hectares	186,164 hectares	473,076 hectares	Mongolia
1400s	463,031 hectares	90,293 hectares	372,738 hectares	Mongolia
1500s	460,727 hectares	174,253 hectares	286,474 hectares	Mongolia
1600s	458,435 hectares	208,522 hectares	249,913 hectares	Mongolia
1700s	456,154 hectares	236,652 hectares	219,502 hectares	Mongolia
1710s	451,371 hectares	243,565 hectares	207,806 hectares	Mongolia
1720s	450,628 hectares	250,623 hectares	200,005 hectares	Mongolia
1730s	449,886 hectares	257,826 hectares	192,060 hectares	Mongolia
1740s	449,145 hectares	265,167 hectares	183,978 hectares	Mongolia
1750s	448,405 hectares	272,643 hectares	175,762 hectares	Mongolia
1760s	447,666 hectares	280,247 hectares	167,419 hectares	Mongolia
1770s	446,929 hectares	287,971 hectares	158,958 hectares	Mongolia
1780s	446,192 hectares	295,806 hectares	150,386 hectares	Mongolia
1790s	445,457 hectares	303,739 hectares	141,718 hectares	Mongolia
1800s	444,724 hectares	311,757 hectares	132,967 hectares	Mongolia
1810s	443,991 hectares	319,841 hectares	124,150 hectares	Mongolia
1820s	443,260 hectares	346,114 hectares	97,146 hectares	Mongolia
1830s	445,021 hectares	388,406 hectares	56,615 hectares	Mongolia
1840s	450,313 hectares	431,333 hectares	18,980 hectares	Mongolia
1850s	455,667 hectares	482,503 hectares	26,836 hectares	Norway
1860s	461,084 hectares	535,683 hectares	74,599 hectares	Norway
1870s	466,567 hectares	570,903 hectares	104,336 hectares	Norway
1880s	476,720 hectares	582,039 hectares	105,319 hectares	Norway
1890s	521,784 hectares	591,516 hectares	69,732 hectares	Norway
1900s	571,106 hectares	620,164 hectares	49,058 hectares	Norway
1910s	625,092 hectares	643,688 hectares	18,596 hectares	Norway
1920s	599,364 hectares	687,978 hectares	88,614 hectares	Norway
1930s	573,877 hectares	706,708 hectares	132,831 hectares	Norway
1940s	548,629 hectares	727,137 hectares	178,508 hectares	Norway
1950s	557,567 hectares	769,056 hectares	211,488 hectares	Norway
1960s	763,107 hectares	840,854 hectares	77,747 hectares	Norway
1970s	907,600 hectares	802,100 hectares	105,500 hectares	Mongolia
1980s	1.30 million hectares	854,200 hectares	448,800 hectares	Mongolia
1990s	1.32 million hectares	911,400 hectares	407,400 hectares	Mongolia
2000s	1.18 million hectares	867,956 hectares	316,099 hectares	Mongolia
2010s	1.29 million hectares	812,494 hectares	478,024 hectares	Mongolia
2020s	1.07 million hectares	807,577 hectares	267,114 hectares	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Mongolia or Norway?: Mongolia, at 980,591 hectares against 808,262 hectares in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Mongolia and Norway?: 172,329 hectares, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Norway?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Mongolia and Norway rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Mongolia ranks 115th 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.