Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Norway

Norway: Cheese (All Kinds) — Production was 64,487 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
64,487 t
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
53rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
90,902 t
in 1998
All-time low
42,056 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Norway, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Norway recorded 64,487 t for cheese (all kinds) — production in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cheese (all kinds) — production in Norway peaked at 90,902 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 42,056 t, in 1961.

Norway ranks 53rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Norway, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 42,056 t —
1962 44,519 t +5.9%
1963 44,502 t -0.0%
1964 43,616 t -2.0%
1965 46,355 t +6.3%
1966 45,675 t -1.5%
1967 48,838 t +6.9%
1968 45,139 t -7.6%
1969 47,926 t +6.2%
1970 50,670 t +5.7%
1971 51,646 t +1.9%
1972 53,249 t +3.1%
1973 46,777 t -12.2%
1974 53,857 t +15.1%
1975 56,730 t +5.3%
1976 55,747 t -1.7%
1977 53,842 t -3.4%
1978 60,800 t +12.9%
1979 62,516 t +2.8%
1980 62,703 t +0.3%
1981 62,658 t -0.1%
1982 66,400 t +6.0%
1983 57,445 t -13.5%
1984 59,914 t +4.3%
1985 69,243 t +15.6%
1986 73,186 t +5.7%
1987 79,462 t +8.6%
1988 79,170 t -0.4%
1989 86,768 t +9.6%
1990 87,644 t +1.0%
1991 82,004 t -6.4%
1992 81,252 t -0.9%
1993 83,559 t +2.8%
1994 81,808 t -2.1%
1995 84,625 t +3.4%
1996 86,022 t +1.7%
1997 87,084 t +1.2%
1998 90,902 t +4.4%
1999 84,400 t -7.2%
2000 83,700 t -0.8%
2001 82,800 t -1.1%
2002 83,200 t +0.5%
2003 83,200 t +0.0%
2004 83,300 t +0.1%
2005 81,200 t -2.5%
2006 81,200 t +0.0%
2007 78,200 t -3.7%
2008 77,200 t -1.3%
2009 76,200 t -1.3%
2010 76,200 t +0.0%
2011 75,200 t -1.3%
2012 76,200 t +1.3%
2013 76,200 t +0.0%
2014 76,073 t -0.2%
2015 78,357 t +3.0%
2016 81,351 t +3.8%
2017 73,811 t -9.3%
2018 78,170 t +5.9%
2019 75,037 t -4.0%
2020 74,209 t -1.1%
2021 74,103 t -0.1%
2022 71,499 t -3.5%
2023 64,487 t -9.8%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 64,487 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 107,288 t, 60% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 64,487 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79,440 t, 81% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 45,403 t 42,056 t 48,838 t 9
1970s 54,583 t 46,777 t 62,516 t 10
1980s 69,695 t 57,445 t 86,768 t 10
1990s 84,930 t 81,252 t 90,902 t 10
2000s 81,020 t 76,200 t 83,700 t 10
2010s 76,660 t 73,811 t 81,351 t 10
2020s 71,075 t 64,487 t 74,209 t 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 50 Colombia 66,506 t compare
  2. 51 Belgium-Luxembourg 65,000 t compare
  3. 52 Azerbaijan 64,891 t compare
  4. 54 South Africa 62,296 t compare
  5. 55 Latvia 62,062 t compare
  6. 56 Estonia 51,570 t compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cheese (all kinds) — production in Norway?
Cheese (all kinds) — production in Norway was 64,487 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 90,902 t in 1998.
What is the lowest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 42,056 t in 1961.
How does Norway rank for cheese (all kinds) — production?
Norway ranks 53rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is cheese (all kinds) — production rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 Cheese (All Kinds) — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cheese (All Kinds) — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
148 places, 7,910 data points, 1961–2023
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