Iceland vs New Zealand: Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre

Iceland
0.3736 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.4452 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
16th
New Zealand rank
13th

Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Iceland
  • New Zealand
00.10.20.30.4199020062023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.4452 ha per square kilometre against 0.3736 ha per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.0716 ha per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 16th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 0.373 ha per square kilometre 0.4434 ha per square kilometre 0.0703 ha per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.373 ha per square kilometre 0.4465 ha per square kilometre 0.0735 ha per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.3728 ha per square kilometre 0.4475 ha per square kilometre 0.0747 ha per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.3736 ha per square kilometre 0.4452 ha per square kilometre 0.0717 ha per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre, Iceland or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.4452 ha per square kilometre against 0.3736 ha per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre between Iceland and New Zealand?
0.0716 ha per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 16th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Grassland 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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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Grassland 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.