Norway vs USSR: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Norway
2.41 million tonnes
in 2023
USSR
2.22 million tonnes
in 1991
Norway rank
14th
USSR rank
15th
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time
- Norway
- USSR
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.41 million tonnes against 2.22 million tonnes in USSR, a difference of 194,000 tonnes.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 14th and USSR ranks 15th of 181 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 333.33 tonnes | 924,444 tonnes | 924,111 tonnes | USSR |
| 1970s | 700 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1980s | 700 tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1990s | 2,500 tonnes | 5.30 million tonnes | 5.30 million tonnes | USSR |
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 USSR?
- Norway, at 2.41 million tonnes against 2.22 million tonnes in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Norway and USSR?
- 194,000 tonnes, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Norway and USSR rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Norway ranks 14th and USSR ranks 15th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.