Iceland vs Norway: Drained organic soils — Area, per capita

Iceland
0.0975 ha per person
in 2024
Norway
0.0436 ha per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
8th
Norway rank
11th

Drained organic soils — Area, per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Norway
0.050.0750.10.1250.15199020072024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0975 ha per person against 0.0436 ha per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0539 ha per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 2.2 times Norway's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 8th and Norway ranks 11th of 189 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1406 ha per person 0.0527 ha per person 0.0879 ha per person Iceland
2000s 0.1256 ha per person 0.0506 ha per person 0.075 ha per person Iceland
2010s 0.1125 ha per person 0.047 ha per person 0.0655 ha per person Iceland
2020s 0.0995 ha per person 0.0445 ha per person 0.055 ha per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, per capita, Iceland or Norway?
Iceland, at 0.0975 ha per person against 0.0436 ha per person in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area, per capita between Iceland and Norway?
0.0539 ha per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for drained organic soils — area, per capita?
Iceland ranks 8th and Norway ranks 11th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Drained organic soils — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,539 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Drained organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.