Norway vs Papua New Guinea: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Norway
0.48 percent
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.42 percent
in 2023
Norway rank
196th
Papua New Guinea rank
198th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Norway
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.48 percent against 0.42 percent in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.06 percent.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 196th and Papua New Guinea ranks 198th of 208 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4489 percent | 0.16 percent | 0.2889 percent | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.308 percent | 0.226 percent | 0.082 percent | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.284 percent | 0.244 percent | 0.04 percent | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.355 percent | 0.351 percent | 0.004 percent | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.459 percent | 0.412 percent | 0.047 percent | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.483 percent | 0.42 percent | 0.063 percent | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.4875 percent | 0.42 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, Norway or Papua New Guinea?
- Norway, at 0.48 percent against 0.42 percent in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Norway and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.06 percent, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Norway ranks 196th and Papua New Guinea ranks 198th of 208 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).