Cereal production in Norway
Norway: Cereal production was 1.18 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production in Norway is 1.18 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 50.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Norway peaked at 1.57 million tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 475,400 tonnes, in 1962.
Norway ranks 104th of 185 countries on this measure, 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 | 615,946 tonnes | 475,400 tonnes | 820,025 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 943,198 tonnes | 765,664 tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 million tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.30 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million tonnes | 743,100 tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million tonnes | 785,000 tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 101 Estonia 1.30 million tonnes compare
- 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.20 million tonnes compare
- 103 South Sudan 1.20 million tonnes compare
- 105 Saudi Arabia 1.17 million tonnes compare
- 106 Guyana 1.12 million tonnes compare
- 107 New Zealand 1.10 million tonnes compare
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 production in Norway?
- Cereal production in Norway was 1.18 million tonnes 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 production recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 million tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 475,400 tonnes in 1962.
- How does Norway rank for cereal production?
- Norway ranks 104th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.