Norway vs Romania: Yields of key staple crops
Norway
3.89 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Romania
4.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Norway rank
41st
Romania rank
38th
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Norway
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 4.09 tonnes per hectare against 3.89 tonnes per hectare in Norway, a difference of 0.2 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 41st and Romania ranks 38th of 125 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 1970s | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 1980s | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 1990s | 4.35 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.39 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 2010s | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 0.673 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 2020s | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 0.1158 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Norway or Romania?
- Romania, at 4.09 tonnes per hectare against 3.89 tonnes per hectare in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Norway and Romania?
- 0.2 tonnes per hectare, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Romania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Romania rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Norway ranks 41st and Romania ranks 38th of 125 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 Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.