Norway vs Paraguay: Land area in hectares
Land area in hectares over time
- Norway
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 39.60 million hectares against 36.43 million hectares in Norway, a difference of 3.17 million hectares.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 61st of 238 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.52 million hectares | 39.73 million hectares | 3.21 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 36.52 million hectares | 39.73 million hectares | 3.21 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 36.52 million hectares | 39.73 million hectares | 3.21 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 36.52 million hectares | 39.73 million hectares | 3.21 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 36.52 million hectares | 39.73 million hectares | 3.21 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 36.52 million hectares | 39.73 million hectares | 3.21 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 36.43 million hectares | 39.67 million hectares | 3.24 million hectares | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Norway or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 39.60 million hectares against 36.43 million hectares in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Norway and Paraguay?
- 3.17 million hectares, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Paraguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Paraguay rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Norway ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 61st 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.