Greenland vs Norway: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Greenland
0.59 percent
in 2023
Norway
0.48 percent
in 2023
Greenland rank
195th
Norway rank
197th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Greenland
- Norway
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 0.59 percent against 0.48 percent in Norway, a difference of 0.11 percent.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 195th and Norway ranks 197th of 209 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.69 percent | 0.4489 percent | 0.2411 percent | Greenland |
| 1970s | 0.69 percent | 0.308 percent | 0.382 percent | Greenland |
| 1980s | 0.69 percent | 0.284 percent | 0.406 percent | Greenland |
| 1990s | 0.661 percent | 0.355 percent | 0.306 percent | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0.588 percent | 0.459 percent | 0.129 percent | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.59 percent | 0.483 percent | 0.107 percent | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.59 percent | 0.4875 percent | 0.1025 percent | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Greenland or Norway?
- Greenland, at 0.59 percent against 0.48 percent in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Greenland and Norway?
- 0.11 percent, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Norway?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Norway rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Greenland ranks 195th and Norway ranks 197th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).