Norway vs Switzerland: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Norway
0.6671 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.8109 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
22nd
Switzerland rank
21st
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.8109 ha per square kilometre against 0.6671 ha per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.1438 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 21st of 189 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6269 ha per square kilometre | 0.9191 ha per square kilometre | 0.2922 ha per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.6412 ha per square kilometre | 0.8403 ha per square kilometre | 0.1991 ha per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.6609 ha per square kilometre | 0.8282 ha per square kilometre | 0.1672 ha per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.6678 ha per square kilometre | 0.8121 ha per square kilometre | 0.1443 ha per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre, Norway or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.8109 ha per square kilometre against 0.6671 ha per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.1438 ha per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 21st of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.