Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Norway
Norway: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 11,887 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Norway recorded 11,887 ha for roots and tubers, total — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Norway peaked at 53,301 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 11,505 ha, in 2023.
That places Norway 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Norway, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53,301 ha | — |
| 1962 | 50,378 ha | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 51,640 ha | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 48,981 ha | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 48,289 ha | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 44,626 ha | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 40,138 ha | -10.1% |
| 1968 | 38,052 ha | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 32,640 ha | -14.2% |
| 1970 | 33,503 ha | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 31,044 ha | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 28,751 ha | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 29,275 ha | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 29,726 ha | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 22,890 ha | -23.0% |
| 1976 | 25,944 ha | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 26,054 ha | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 23,082 ha | -11.4% |
| 1979 | 20,000 ha | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 20,395 ha | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 20,350 ha | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 20,600 ha | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 19,200 ha | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 18,900 ha | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 18,130 ha | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 17,040 ha | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 17,160 ha | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 18,450 ha | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 18,783 ha | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 18,896 ha | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 18,247 ha | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 19,079 ha | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 18,205 ha | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 17,098 ha | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 17,980 ha | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 18,135 ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 17,946 ha | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 16,288 ha | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 14,852 ha | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 15,113 ha | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 15,239 ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 15,226 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 14,576 ha | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 14,186 ha | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 13,734 ha | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 14,046 ha | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 14,466 ha | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 14,321 ha | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 13,749 ha | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 13,240 ha | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 12,896 ha | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 12,668 ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 12,634 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 12,345 ha | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 11,836 ha | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 11,984 ha | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 11,728 ha | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 11,614 ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 11,686 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 11,506 ha | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 11,616 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 11,899 ha | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 11,505 ha | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 11,887 ha | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,338 ha | 32,640 ha | 53,301 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,027 ha | 20,000 ha | 33,503 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,901 ha | 17,040 ha | 20,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,673 ha | 14,852 ha | 19,079 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,466 ha | 13,734 ha | 15,239 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,263 ha | 11,614 ha | 13,240 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,683 ha | 11,505 ha | 11,899 ha | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Norway?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Norway was 11,887 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 53,301 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,505 ha in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Norway ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.