Wheat yields in Norway
Norway: Wheat yields was 3.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in Norway, 1850–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Norway recorded 3.89 tonnes per hectare for wheat yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 45.6% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Norway peaked at 5.77 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.57 tonnes per hectare, in 1850.
Norway ranks 41st of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.57 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1960s | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.35 tonnes per hectare | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 5.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.39 tonnes per hectare | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 38 Romania 4.09 tonnes per hectare compare
- 39 Albania 3.93 tonnes per hectare compare
- 40 South Korea 3.92 tonnes per hectare compare
- 42 Belarus 3.82 tonnes per hectare compare
- 43 South Africa 3.81 tonnes per hectare compare
- 44 Bangladesh 3.76 tonnes per hectare compare
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 wheat yields in Norway?
- Wheat yields in Norway was 3.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.57 tonnes per hectare in 1850.
- How does Norway rank for wheat yields?
- Norway ranks 41st out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.