All cereals production in Norway
In 2024 Norway produced 1.2 million t of all cereals, the 104th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 4.6%. The record was 1.6 million t in 1990. Area harvested: 279,979 ha, yield 4.2 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 1.2 million t
- World rank
- 104 of 177
- 10-year change
- −4.6%
- Record
- 1.6 million t
- 1990
All cereals in Norway, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Norway compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.04%
- 0.04% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 4.2
- world 4.2 (+0.3%)
- kg per person
- 212
- world 384
- 10-year change
- −4.6%
- world +11%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,202,745 | 0.04% |
| 103 | South Sudan | 1,200,000 | 0.04% |
| 104 | Norway | 1,181,400 | 0.04% |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 1,174,874 | 0.04% |
| 106 | Guyana | 1,119,800 | 0.04% |
Map of world production of cereals
Share of the world total; Norway is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,181,400 | +50% | 279,979 | 4.22 |
| 2023 | 785,000 | −41% | 283,606 | 2.77 |
| 2022 | 1,325,000 | +12% | 280,246 | 4.73 |
| 2021 | 1,184,700 | −9.7% | 283,168 | 4.18 |
| 2020 | 1,311,300 | +1.1% | 279,965 | 4.68 |
| 2019 | 1,296,400 | +74% | 275,257 | 4.71 |
| 2018 | 743,100 | −43% | 279,763 | 2.66 |
| 2017 | 1,307,300 | −1.4% | 286,602 | 4.56 |
| 2016 | 1,326,000 | −2.3% | 285,066 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 1,357,900 | +9.7% | 282,717 | 4.80 |
| 2014 | 1,238,100 | +28% | 283,748 | 4.36 |
| 2013 | 965,230 | −11% | 286,057 | 3.37 |
| 2012 | 1,084,690 | +5.6% | 294,212 | 3.69 |
| 2011 | 1,026,770 | −15% | 298,750 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 1,205,800 | +14% | 301,136 | 4.00 |
| 2009 | 1,054,900 | −24% | 306,092 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 1,386,930 | +15% | 309,021 | 4.49 |
| 2007 | 1,202,380 | +2.8% | 311,905 | 3.85 |
| 2006 | 1,169,160 | −10.0% | 318,183 | 3.67 |
| 2005 | 1,298,530 | −10% | 325,212 | 3.99 |
| 2004 | 1,444,570 | +12% | 328,265 | 4.40 |
| 2003 | 1,287,340 | +13% | 326,675 | 3.94 |
| 2002 | 1,143,021 | −6.4% | 327,030 | 3.50 |
| 2001 | 1,221,040 | −6.5% | 329,167 | 3.71 |
| 2000 | 1,305,420 | +6.8% | 332,093 | 3.93 |
| 1999 | 1,221,910 | −11% | 329,400 | 3.71 |
| 1998 | 1,371,430 | +6.3% | 339,054 | 4.04 |
| 1997 | 1,290,495 | −4.1% | 332,100 | 3.89 |
| 1996 | 1,345,340 | +9.6% | 334,140 | 4.03 |
| 1995 | 1,227,030 | +12% | 338,090 | 3.63 |
| 1994 | 1,091,070 | −21% | 348,626 | 3.13 |
| 1993 | 1,383,645 | +37% | 352,662 | 3.92 |
| 1992 | 1,010,010 | −32% | 359,373 | 2.81 |
| 1991 | 1,482,090 | −5.5% | 369,088 | 4.02 |
| 1990 | 1,567,856 | +33% | 356,391 | 4.40 |
| 1989 | 1,179,600 | +11% | 346,036 | 3.41 |
| 1988 | 1,065,792 | −17% | 343,270 | 3.10 |
| 1987 | 1,285,019 | +16% | 336,920 | 3.81 |
| 1986 | 1,109,110 | −15% | 341,100 | 3.25 |
| 1985 | 1,302,100 | −7.5% | 335,080 | 3.89 |
| 1984 | 1,407,200 | +31% | 328,430 | 4.28 |
| 1983 | 1,072,450 | −11% | 321,524 | 3.34 |
| 1982 | 1,200,660 | +6.0% | 320,448 | 3.75 |
| 1981 | 1,133,100 | −1.5% | 306,351 | 3.70 |
| 1980 | 1,150,900 | +4.2% | 315,767 | 3.64 |
| 1979 | 1,104,407 | −1.9% | 310,432 | 3.56 |
| 1978 | 1,125,550 | +4.4% | 306,083 | 3.68 |
| 1977 | 1,077,885 | +27% | 302,227 | 3.57 |
| 1976 | 846,193 | +11% | 297,885 | 2.84 |
| 1975 | 765,664 | −30% | 299,491 | 2.56 |
| 1974 | 1,099,286 | +20% | 290,986 | 3.78 |
| 1973 | 912,389 | +13% | 279,861 | 3.26 |
| 1972 | 810,533 | −6.2% | 271,840 | 2.98 |
| 1971 | 864,078 | +4.6% | 267,823 | 3.23 |
| 1970 | 825,996 | +29% | 257,570 | 3.21 |
| 1969 | 641,797 | −22% | 244,494 | 2.63 |
| 1968 | 820,025 | +32% | 232,640 | 3.52 |
| 1967 | 623,516 | +24% | 228,473 | 2.73 |
| 1966 | 503,539 | −18% | 232,131 | 2.17 |
| 1965 | 613,599 | −2.6% | 240,291 | 2.55 |
| 1964 | 630,051 | +5.2% | 242,754 | 2.60 |
| 1963 | 598,736 | +26% | 232,243 | 2.58 |
| 1962 | 475,400 | −25% | 229,522 | 2.07 |
| 1961 | 636,853 | — | 228,117 | 2.79 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cereals in Norway?
Norway produced 1.2 million t in 2024, 0.04% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Norway rank in the world for production of cereals?
Norway ranked 104th of 177 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 20.8% of the world total.
How has the production of cereals in Norway changed?
It fell by 4.6% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +11% for the world. The record was 1.6 million t in 1990.
What is the yield of cereals in Norway?
4.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.2 million t from 279,979 ha), against a world average of 4.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.