India vs Norway: Breakdown of habitable land area

India
1.82 million hectares
in 2019
Norway
1.35 million hectares
in 2019
India rank
18th
Norway rank
21st

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

  • India
  • Norway
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M201520172019

How they compare

India currently reports 1.82 million hectares against 1.35 million hectares in Norway, a difference of 468,980 hectares.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 18th and Norway ranks 21st of 235 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.