Norway vs Turkey: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Norway
2.41 million tonnes
in 2023
Turkey
1.78 million tonnes
in 2023
Norway rank
14th
Turkey rank
17th
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time
- Norway
- Turkey
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.41 million tonnes against 1.78 million tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 626,000 tonnes.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Norway ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 17th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 333.33 tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 700 tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1980s | 700 tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1990s | 2,500 tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 35,800 tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.83 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 243,900 tonnes | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.64 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Norway or Turkey?
- Norway, at 2.41 million tonnes against 1.78 million tonnes in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Norway and Turkey?
- 626,000 tonnes, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Turkey?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Turkey rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Norway ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 17th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.