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

Maldives
1.91
in 2023
Norway
1.59
in 2023
Maldives rank
9th
Norway rank
12th

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

  • Maldives
  • Norway
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1.91 against 1.59 in Norway, a difference of 0.32.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

Maldives ranks 9th and Norway ranks 12th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8632 1.09 0.2274 Norway
1970s 0.9399 1.06 0.1246 Norway
1980s 0.7608 1.06 0.2972 Norway
1990s 1.21 1.26 0.0493 Norway
2000s 1.01 1.31 0.2952 Norway
2010s 1.79 1.32 0.4719 Maldives
2020s 1.88 1.28 0.5931 Maldives

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, Maldives or Norway?
Maldives, at 1.91 against 1.59 in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Maldives and Norway?
0.32, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Norway?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Norway rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Maldives ranks 9th 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
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).