Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Norway
Norway: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 4.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Norway recorded 4.22 tonnes per hectare for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 52.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Norway peaked at 4.8 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.07 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Norway 61st out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 4.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | 4.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 4.73 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Norway?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Norway was 4.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Norway rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Norway ranks 61st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.