New Zealand vs Norway: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre

New Zealand
0.1538 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
0.177 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
74th
Norway rank
73rd

Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.177 ha per square kilometre against 0.1538 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0232 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 74th and Norway ranks 73rd of 110 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3501 ha per square kilometre 0.0157 ha per square kilometre 0.3345 ha per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.3507 ha per square kilometre 0.0338 ha per square kilometre 0.3169 ha per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.2707 ha per square kilometre 0.0875 ha per square kilometre 0.1833 ha per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.1746 ha per square kilometre 0.164 ha per square kilometre 0.0105 ha per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.1669 ha per square kilometre 0.2161 ha per square kilometre 0.0492 ha per square kilometre Norway
2010s 0.1839 ha per square kilometre 0.1956 ha per square kilometre 0.0117 ha per square kilometre Norway
2020s 0.1639 ha per square kilometre 0.186 ha per square kilometre 0.0221 ha per square kilometre Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Norway?
Norway, at 0.177 ha per square kilometre against 0.1538 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Norway?
0.0232 ha 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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 74th and Norway ranks 73rd of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
111 places, 6,070 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Wheat — Area harvested 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.