Potato yields in Norway
Norway: Potato yields was 29.86 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potato yields in Norway is 29.86 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Norway peaked at 31.76 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.41 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places Norway 40th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.15 tonnes per hectare | 16.41 tonnes per hectare | 26.25 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.67 tonnes per hectare | 19.02 tonnes per hectare | 28.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.95 tonnes per hectare | 21.58 tonnes per hectare | 27.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.74 tonnes per hectare | 22.24 tonnes per hectare | 26.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.34 tonnes per hectare | 22.8 tonnes per hectare | 27.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.48 tonnes per hectare | 22.91 tonnes per hectare | 29.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.38 tonnes per hectare | 27.25 tonnes per hectare | 31.76 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 potato yields in Norway?
- Potato yields in Norway was 29.86 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 31.76 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.41 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Norway rank for potato yields?
- Norway ranks 40th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.