Laos vs Norway: Cereal yields

Laos
4.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Norway
4.22 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Laos rank
62nd
Norway rank
61st

Cereal yields over time

  • Laos
  • Norway
12345196119922024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 4.22 tonnes per hectare against 4.2 tonnes per hectare in Laos, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

Laos ranks 62nd and Norway ranks 61st of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9435 tonnes per hectare 2.63 tonnes per hectare 1.68 tonnes per hectare Norway
1970s 1.28 tonnes per hectare 3.27 tonnes per hectare 1.98 tonnes per hectare Norway
1980s 1.86 tonnes per hectare 3.62 tonnes per hectare 1.75 tonnes per hectare Norway
1990s 2.52 tonnes per hectare 3.76 tonnes per hectare 1.24 tonnes per hectare Norway
2000s 3.5 tonnes per hectare 3.89 tonnes per hectare 0.3964 tonnes per hectare Norway
2010s 4.32 tonnes per hectare 4.02 tonnes per hectare 0.2967 tonnes per hectare Laos
2020s 4.07 tonnes per hectare 4.12 tonnes per hectare 0.0515 tonnes per hectare Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal yields, Laos or Norway?
Norway, at 4.22 tonnes per hectare against 4.2 tonnes per hectare in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal yields between Laos and Norway?
0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Norway?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Laos and Norway rank globally for cereal yields?
Laos ranks 62nd and Norway ranks 61st of 185 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereal yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 10,534 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per hectare.