Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Norway
Norway: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.4366 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.4366 tonnes per person for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.5112 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Norway 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1968 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | — |
| 1969 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +98.4% |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -50.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +98.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1984 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | — |
| 1985 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +99.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -50.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +99.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +49.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -33.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -50.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +98.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +943.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +84.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +50.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2107 tonnes per person | +1856.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2459 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2646 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2935 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3636 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3968 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3972 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.451 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4243 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4828 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5062 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5112 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4878 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4366 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.4366 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 tonnes per person, 46.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.4366 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0151 tonnes per person, 28.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1856.2% | 0.0108 tonnes per person | 0.2107 tonnes per person |
| 2003 | +943.9% | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0046 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0076 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0161 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.353 tonnes per person | 0.2107 tonnes per person | 0.4828 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4855 tonnes per person | 0.4366 tonnes per person | 0.5112 tonnes per person | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Norway?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Norway was 0.4366 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5112 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Norway rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Norway ranks 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.