Barley yields in Norway
Norway: Barley yields was 4.43 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Norway recorded 4.43 tonnes per hectare for barley yields in 2024.
The figure is up 55.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Norway peaked at 4.61 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.09 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Norway ranks 26th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.51 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 4.59 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More agriculture & rural data for Norway
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 921,833 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 16.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 279,979 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Norway?
- Barley yields in Norway was 4.43 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.61 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Norway rank for barley yields?
- Norway ranks 26th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.