Norway vs Sri Lanka: Cereal yields
Norway
4.22 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
4.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Norway rank
61st
Sri Lanka rank
64th
Cereal yields over time
- Norway
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Norway currently reports 4.22 tonnes per hectare against 4.07 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 64th of 185 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 0.6751 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 1970s | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 1980s | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 0.7927 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 1990s | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.7003 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.3737 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 2010s | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.2217 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 2020s | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | 4.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.0807 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Norway or Sri Lanka?
- Norway, at 4.22 tonnes per hectare against 4.07 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Norway and Sri Lanka?
- 0.15 tonnes per hectare, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sri Lanka rank globally for cereal yields?
- Norway ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 64th 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
Measured in tonnes per hectare.