Barley — Area harvested in Norway
Norway: Barley — Area harvested was 145,542 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Barley — Area harvested in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley — area harvested in Norway is 145,542 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Norway peaked at 196,411 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 123,292 ha, in 2015.
Norway ranks 40th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Barley — Area harvested in Norway, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 153,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 164,059 ha | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 179,300 ha | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 181,726 ha | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 188,998 ha | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 187,900 ha | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 178,600 ha | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 175,900 ha | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 184,697 ha | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 184,036 ha | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 178,921 ha | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 180,700 ha | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 171,846 ha | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 170,242 ha | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 179,510 ha | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 172,709 ha | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 179,255 ha | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 185,295 ha | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 196,411 ha | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 186,257 ha | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 174,406 ha | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 169,181 ha | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 180,800 ha | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 170,700 ha | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 168,010 ha | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 174,520 ha | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 162,900 ha | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 172,960 ha | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 175,152 ha | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 178,194 ha | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 180,872 ha | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 175,928 ha | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 172,988 ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 178,160 ha | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 175,020 ha | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 174,630 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 174,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 167,060 ha | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 182,600 ha | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 162,740 ha | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 176,850 ha | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 180,600 ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 161,615 ha | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 149,025 ha | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 163,299 ha | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 152,426 ha | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 140,675 ha | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 129,907 ha | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 136,339 ha | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 146,180 ha | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 147,974 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 156,535 ha | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 159,387 ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 126,506 ha | -20.6% |
| 2015 | 123,292 ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 137,556 ha | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 134,857 ha | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 147,951 ha | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 130,495 ha | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 139,222 ha | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 142,745 ha | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 131,305 ha | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 141,922 ha | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 145,542 ha | +2.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 145,542 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 120,900 ha, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Norway's 145,542 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 125,680 ha, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 177,198 ha | 153,600 ha | 188,998 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 179,892 ha | 170,242 ha | 196,411 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 173,489 ha | 162,900 ha | 186,257 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 176,015 ha | 167,060 ha | 182,600 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 155,348 ha | 129,907 ha | 180,600 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 141,073 ha | 123,292 ha | 159,387 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 140,147 ha | 131,305 ha | 145,542 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Norway
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,553 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1643 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — area harvested in Norway?
- Barley — area harvested in Norway was 145,542 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 196,411 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 123,292 ha in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for barley — area harvested?
- Norway ranks 40th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and 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 or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.