North Korea vs Norway: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
North Korea
0.42 percent
in 2023
Norway
0.48 percent
in 2023
North Korea rank
199th
Norway rank
197th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- North Korea
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.48 percent against 0.42 percent in North Korea, a difference of 0.06 percent.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
North Korea ranks 199th and Norway ranks 197th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.42 percent | 0.4489 percent | 0.0289 percent | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.42 percent | 0.308 percent | 0.112 percent | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.42 percent | 0.284 percent | 0.136 percent | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.42 percent | 0.355 percent | 0.065 percent | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.42 percent | 0.459 percent | 0.039 percent | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.42 percent | 0.483 percent | 0.063 percent | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.42 percent | 0.4875 percent | 0.0675 percent | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, North Korea or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.48 percent against 0.42 percent in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between North Korea and Norway?
- 0.06 percent, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Norway?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Norway rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- North Korea ranks 199th and Norway ranks 197th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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).