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