Japan vs Norway: Land area in hectares
Japan
36.46 million hectares
in 2023
Norway
36.43 million hectares
in 2023
Japan rank
63rd
Norway rank
64th
Land area in hectares over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Japan currently reports 36.46 million hectares against 36.43 million hectares in Norway, a difference of 29,900 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 63rd and Norway ranks 64th of 238 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.67 million hectares | 36.52 million hectares | 145,600 hectares | Japan |
| 1970s | 36.65 million hectares | 36.52 million hectares | 129,600 hectares | Japan |
| 1980s | 36.53 million hectares | 36.52 million hectares | 4,600 hectares | Japan |
| 1990s | 36.46 million hectares | 36.52 million hectares | 68,400 hectares | Norway |
| 2000s | 36.45 million hectares | 36.52 million hectares | 74,400 hectares | Norway |
| 2010s | 36.45 million hectares | 36.52 million hectares | 66,250 hectares | Norway |
| 2020s | 36.45 million hectares | 36.43 million hectares | 24,350 hectares | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Japan or Norway?
- Japan, at 36.46 million hectares against 36.43 million hectares in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Japan and Norway?
- 29,900 hectares, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Japan ranks 63rd and Norway ranks 64th of 238 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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.