New Zealand vs Norway: Cereal production

New Zealand
1.10 million metric tons
in 2024
Norway
1.18 million metric tons
in 2024
New Zealand rank
103rd
Norway rank
101st

Cereal production over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M196119922024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.18 million metric tons against 1.10 million metric tons in New Zealand, a difference of 78,520 metric tons.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

New Zealand ranks 103rd and Norway ranks 101st of 181 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 508,927 metric tons 615,946 metric tons 107,019 metric tons Norway
1970s 782,668 metric tons 943,198 metric tons 160,530 metric tons Norway
1980s 924,061 metric tons 1.19 million metric tons 266,532 metric tons Norway
1990s 843,940 metric tons 1.30 million metric tons 455,148 metric tons Norway
2000s 915,337 metric tons 1.25 million metric tons 335,992 metric tons Norway
2010s 1.05 million metric tons 1.16 million metric tons 103,374 metric tons Norway
2020s 1.02 million metric tons 1.16 million metric tons 142,088 metric tons Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production, New Zealand or Norway?
Norway, at 1.18 million metric tons against 1.10 million metric tons in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal production between New Zealand and Norway?
78,520 metric tons, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for cereal production?
New Zealand ranks 103rd and Norway ranks 101st of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal production (metric tons)
Unit
metric tons
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.