Norway vs Sweden: Barley yields
Norway
4.43 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sweden
4.45 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Norway rank
26th
Sweden rank
25th
Barley yields over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.45 tonnes per hectare against 4.43 tonnes per hectare in Norway, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 25th of 104 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 0.2105 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 1970s | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.133 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.1438 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3.51 tonnes per hectare | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | 0.4794 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.524 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 4.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.7964 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barley yields, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.45 tonnes per hectare against 4.43 tonnes per hectare in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in barley yields between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for barley yields?
- Norway ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 25th of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Barley yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.