Yields of key staple crops in Norway
Norway: Yields of key staple crops was 3.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Norway is 3.89 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.6% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Norway peaked at 5.77 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.05 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
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 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 yields of key staple crops in Norway?
- Yields of key staple crops in Norway was 3.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Norway rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Norway ranks 41st out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.