Australia vs Norway: Breakdown of habitable land area
Australia
1.20 million hectares
in 2019
Norway
1.35 million hectares
in 2019
Australia rank
24th
Norway rank
21st
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.35 million hectares against 1.20 million hectares in Australia, a difference of 151,620 hectares.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 24th and Norway ranks 21st of 235 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Australia or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.35 million hectares against 1.20 million hectares in Australia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Australia and Norway?
- 151,620 hectares, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Australia ranks 24th and Norway ranks 21st of 235 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.