Faroe Islands vs Norway: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Faroe Islands
1.24
in 2023
Norway
1.59
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
15th
Norway rank
12th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Norway
00.511.5196119922023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.59 against 1.24 in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.35.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Faroe Islands's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 15th and Norway ranks 12th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 1.14 1.09 0.0449 Faroe Islands
1970s 1.42 1.06 0.3518 Faroe Islands
1980s 1.28 1.06 0.2225 Faroe Islands
1990s 1.16 1.32 0.1591 Norway
2000s 1.2 1.31 0.1025 Norway
2010s 1.16 1.32 0.154 Norway
2020s 1.25 1.28 0.0355 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Faroe Islands or Norway?
Norway, at 1.59 against 1.24 in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Faroe Islands and Norway?
0.35, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Norway?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Norway rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Faroe Islands ranks 15th and Norway ranks 12th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).