Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Norway
Norway: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 279,979 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested in Norway stood at 279,979 ha.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Norway peaked at 369,088 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 228,117 ha, in 1961.
Norway ranks 112th of 178 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Norway, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 228,117 ha | — |
| 1962 | 229,522 ha | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 232,243 ha | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 242,754 ha | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 240,291 ha | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 232,131 ha | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 228,473 ha | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 232,640 ha | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 244,494 ha | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 257,570 ha | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 267,823 ha | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 271,840 ha | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 279,861 ha | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 290,986 ha | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 299,491 ha | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 297,885 ha | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 302,227 ha | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 306,083 ha | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 310,432 ha | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 315,767 ha | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 306,351 ha | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 320,448 ha | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 321,524 ha | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 328,430 ha | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 335,080 ha | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 341,100 ha | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 336,920 ha | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 343,270 ha | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 346,036 ha | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 356,391 ha | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 369,088 ha | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 359,373 ha | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 352,662 ha | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 348,626 ha | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 338,090 ha | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 334,140 ha | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 332,100 ha | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 339,054 ha | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 329,400 ha | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 332,093 ha | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 329,167 ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 327,030 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 326,675 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 328,265 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 325,212 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 318,183 ha | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 311,905 ha | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 309,021 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 306,092 ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 301,136 ha | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 298,750 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 294,212 ha | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 286,057 ha | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 283,748 ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 282,717 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 285,066 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 286,602 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 279,763 ha | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 275,257 ha | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 279,965 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 283,168 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 280,246 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 283,606 ha | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 279,979 ha | -1.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 279,979 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 280,960 ha, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Norway's 279,979 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 726,060 ha, 39% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 234,518 ha | 228,117 ha | 244,494 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 288,420 ha | 257,570 ha | 310,432 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 329,493 ha | 306,351 ha | 346,036 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 345,892 ha | 329,400 ha | 369,088 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 321,364 ha | 306,092 ha | 332,093 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 287,331 ha | 275,257 ha | 301,136 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 281,393 ha | 279,965 ha | 283,606 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Norway?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Norway was 279,979 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 369,088 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 228,117 ha in 1961.
- How does Norway rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Norway ranks 112th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — 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.