Norway vs Papua New Guinea: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre

Norway
0.4832 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.4196 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
187th
Papua New Guinea rank
189th

Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre over time

  • Norway
  • Papua New Guinea
0.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.4832 hectares per square kilometre against 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0636 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 189th of 197 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 0.4505 hectares per square kilometre 0.1612 hectares per square kilometre 0.2893 hectares per square kilometre Norway
1970s 0.3083 hectares per square kilometre 0.2261 hectares per square kilometre 0.0822 hectares per square kilometre Norway
1980s 0.2831 hectares per square kilometre 0.2438 hectares per square kilometre 0.0393 hectares per square kilometre Norway
1990s 0.3559 hectares per square kilometre 0.35 hectares per square kilometre 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre Norway
2000s 0.4593 hectares per square kilometre 0.4107 hectares per square kilometre 0.0486 hectares per square kilometre Norway
2010s 0.4853 hectares per square kilometre 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre 0.0657 hectares per square kilometre Norway
2020s 0.4861 hectares per square kilometre 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre 0.0665 hectares per square kilometre Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre, Norway or Papua New Guinea?
Norway, at 0.4832 hectares per square kilometre against 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre between Norway and Papua New Guinea?
0.0636 hectares per square kilometre, 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 area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
Norway ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 189th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 11,315 data points, 1961–2023
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Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.