FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Norway

According to FAOSTAT, Norway produced 1.2 million t of cereals, 182,201 t of vegetables, 33,410 t of fruit, 364,440 t of meat and 1.5 million t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were barley (645,000 t), potatoes (354,900 t) and oats (283,000 t).

Products recorded: 74
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 0; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in apples (+51%), followed by wheat (−41%).

Livestock numbers: 852,800 cattle, 709,600 pigs, 2.1 million sheep and 75,000 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All milk	1,486,521	67	0.15%	−6.0%
All cereals	1,181,400	104	0.04%	−4.6%
All meat	364,440	87	0.1%	+5.0%
All roots and tubers	354,900	108	0.04%	−0.8%
All vegetables	182,201	122	0.02%	−6.0%
All eggs	74,893	68	0.07%	+11%
All fruit	33,410	154	0%	+22%
All pulses	8,700	126	0.01%	+283%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Cow milk	1,467,500	62	0.18%	−6.0%
Barley	645,000	36	0.45%	+22%
Skim milk of cows	517,265	47	0.36%	−5.7%
Potatoes	354,900	79	0.09%	−0.8%
Oats	283,000	20	1.26%	0.0%
Beer	255,535	70	0.14%	+9.2%
Wheat	230,000	70	0.03%	−41%
Pork (pig meat)	128,159	52	0.1%	−0.5%
Chicken meat	110,833	85	0.09%	+17%
Beef (cattle meat)	86,090	74	0.12%	+9.3%
Hen eggs	74,893	68	0.08%	+11%
Soya bean oil	72,000	38	0.12%	−0.8%
Cheese from whole cow milk	63,515	41	0.28%	−15%
Margarine and shortening	54,300	32	0.41%	−6.1%
Carrots and turnips	45,300	67	0.1%	−19%
Cabbages	31,000	84	0.04%	−21%
Cream, fresh	30,107	23	0.81%	−16%
Spring onions and shallots	25,300	23	0.45%	−9.9%
Rye	23,400	30	0.2%	−39%
Sheep meat	21,598	59	0.19%	−11%
Apples	20,100	71	0.02%	+51%
Cucumbers	19,800	77	0.02%	+11%
Goat milk	19,021	65	0.09%	−5.0%
Skim milk and whey powder	18,570	28	0.39%	+132%
Whey, dry	17,759	21	0.54%	−9.4%
Lettuce and chicory	16,600	47	0.06%	+32%
Butter of cow milk	16,000	45	0.27%	+3.2%
Tomatoes	15,100	118	0.01%	+9.7%
Cauliflower and broccoli	10,600	48	0.04%	−9.6%
Tallow	10,100	33	0.12%	+33%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	10,000	133	0%	+39%
Whole milk, evaporated	9,074	30	0.32%	−24%
Peas, dry	8,700	50	0.06%	+283%
Turkey meat	8,367	27	0.16%	−21%
Strawberries	6,800	47	0.06%	−18%
Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen	6,529	36	0.32%	−8.1%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	6,239	43	0.29%	−11%
Rapeseed	6,000	51	0.01%	−38%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	5,298	86	0.06%	+9.3%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	5,297	41	0.06%	−0.5%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	5,132	91	0.05%	+9.3%
Fat of pigs	4,955	41	0.04%	−0.5%
Rapeseed or canola oil, crude	4,500	53	0.01%	−21%
Peas, green	4,000	50	0.02%	+5.5%
Leeks	3,200	32	0.15%	−3.5%
Wool, greasy	3,011	41	0.18%	−24%
Cattle fat, unrendered	2,483	63	0.07%	+9.3%
Whole milk powder	2,432	50	0.05%	+143%
Plums	2,100	69	0.02%	+51%
Raspberries	2,000	24	0.22%	−21%
Buttermilk, dry	1,918	43	0.29%	—
Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled	1,626	27	0.1%	−7.6%
Honey	1,510	73	0.08%	+50%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	1,200	67	0.06%	−11%
Other beans, green	1,120	80	0%	+55%
Cherries	1,100	54	0.04%	+28%
Cheese from milk of goats, fresh or processed	972	29	0.21%	−19%
Duck meat	860	43	0.01%	+16%
Whole milk, condensed	851	44	0.04%	+8.0%
Sheep fat, unrendered	768	54	0.12%	−11%
Pears	600	79	0%	+76%
Currants	500	23	0.07%	−15%
Goat meat	336	120	0%	+16%
Tea, packed	213	82	0%	—
Green maize	180	40	0%	+25%
Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c.	170	51	0.02%	+79%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	71	104	0%	+16%
Blueberries	40	35	0%	+1,233%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	31	113	0%	+15%
Rabbit meat	24	42	0%	−44%
Goat fat, unrendered	14	104	0%	+17%
Goose meat	9	27	0%	—
Horse meat, fresh or chilled	9	53	0%	−94%
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen	1	48	0%	−94%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	16,579,000	99	0.06%	+0.1%
Sheep	2,128,600	64	0.16%	−6.9%
Cattle	852,800	106	0.05%	+1.5%
Pigs	709,600	74	0.07%	−16%
Turkeys	367,000	33	0.15%	−33%
Ducks	125,000	49	0.01%	+9.6%
Goats	75,000	128	0.01%	+17%
Horses	35,980	72	0.06%	−7.3%
Rabbits and hares	1,000	50	0%	−50%

Norway among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Norway, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Norway had 5.6 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Cow milk	263	97.7	2.7×
Barley	116	17.4	6.6×
Skim milk of cows	92.8	17.5	5.3×
Potatoes	63.6	47.8	1.3×
Oats	50.7	2.75	18.5×
Beer	45.8	22.7	2.0×
Wheat	41.2	97.8	0.4×
Pork (pig meat)	23.0	15.4	1.5×
Chicken meat	19.9	15.7	1.3×
Beef (cattle meat)	15.4	8.55	1.8×
Hen eggs	13.4	11.5	1.2×
Soya bean oil	12.9	7.34	1.8×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Norway reported exports of 106 and imports of 167 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Soya bean oil	66,408	USD 66.4 m	1.00	24 of 110
Cheese from whole cow milk	3,065	USD 15.9 m	5.20	52 of 123
Whey, dry	18,893	USD 11.9 m	0.63	23 of 79
Wine	944	USD 11.2 m	11.87	63 of 128
Butter of cow milk	1,253	USD 8.2 m	6.56	41 of 113
Beer of barley, malted	4,108	USD 7.4 m	1.80	76 of 149
Raw milk of cattle	3,737	USD 4.9 m	1.31	58 of 110
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool	2,941	USD 2.7 m	0.91	17 of 69
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	3,839	USD 2.4 m	0.62	30 of 67
Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled	210	USD 1.8 m	8.52	16 of 55

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Wine	87,529	USD 499 m	5.70	22 of 192
Rapeseed or canola oil, crude	472,603	USD 499 m	1.05	5 of 165
Soya beans	347,191	USD 195 m	0.56	33 of 165
Cheese from whole cow milk	18,137	USD 150 m	8.30	54 of 192
Coffee, green	26,122	USD 141 m	5.40	39 of 177
Wheat	447,305	USD 128 m	0.29	67 of 176
Grapes	25,985	USD 96.4 m	3.71	33 of 188
Broad beans and horse beans, dry	163,004	USD 76.4 m	0.47	2 of 122
Avocados	14,500	USD 72.1 m	4.97	27 of 147
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.)	21,669	USD 71.5 m	3.30	30 of 161

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Norway?

By volume, the largest products of Norway in 2024 were cow milk (1.5 million t), barley (645,000 t), skim milk of cows (517,265 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Norway the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 20th, for oats.

How much cow milk does Norway produce per person?

About 263 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 97.7 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Norway export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were soya bean oil (USD 66.4 m), cheese from whole cow milk (USD 15.9 m), whey, dry (USD 11.9 m), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Norway import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were wine (USD 499 m), rapeseed or canola oil, crude (USD 499 m), soya beans (USD 195 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

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.