All roots and tubers production in Norway
In 2024 Norway produced 354,900 t of all roots and tubers, the 108th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 0.8%. The record was 1.2 million t in 1961. Area harvested: 11,887 ha, yield 29.9 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 354,900 t
- World rank
- 108 of 192
- 10-year change
- −0.8%
- Record
- 1.2 million t
- 1961
All roots and tubers in Norway, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Norway compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.04%
- 0.04% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 29.9
- world 13.1 (+128%)
- kg per person
- 63.6
- world 116
- 10-year change
- −0.8%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | Ireland | 368,340 | 0.04% |
| 107 | Portugal | 357,550 | 0.04% |
| 108 | Norway | 354,900 | 0.04% |
| 109 | Armenia | 337,683 | 0.04% |
| 110 | Ecuador | 336,937 | 0.04% |
Map of world production of roots and tubers
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 | 354,900 | +13% | 11,887 | 29.86 |
| 2023 | 313,500 | −17% | 11,505 | 27.25 |
| 2022 | 376,400 | +2.0% | 11,899 | 31.63 |
| 2021 | 368,900 | +2.1% | 11,616 | 31.76 |
| 2020 | 361,200 | +8.7% | 11,506 | 31.39 |
| 2019 | 332,200 | +1.8% | 11,686 | 28.43 |
| 2018 | 326,400 | +3.5% | 11,614 | 28.10 |
| 2017 | 315,500 | −10% | 11,728 | 26.90 |
| 2016 | 350,800 | +15% | 11,984 | 29.27 |
| 2015 | 305,200 | −15% | 11,836 | 25.79 |
| 2014 | 357,700 | +12% | 12,345 | 28.98 |
| 2013 | 318,000 | +4.4% | 12,634 | 25.17 |
| 2012 | 304,700 | +3.1% | 12,668 | 24.05 |
| 2011 | 295,500 | −11% | 12,896 | 22.91 |
| 2010 | 333,200 | +0.2% | 13,240 | 25.17 |
| 2009 | 332,500 | −17% | 13,749 | 24.18 |
| 2008 | 398,400 | +21% | 14,321 | 27.82 |
| 2007 | 329,800 | −13% | 14,466 | 22.80 |
| 2006 | 378,300 | +19% | 14,046 | 26.93 |
| 2005 | 316,600 | −20% | 13,734 | 23.05 |
| 2004 | 396,400 | +8.1% | 14,186 | 27.94 |
| 2003 | 366,800 | −5.9% | 14,576 | 25.16 |
| 2002 | 390,000 | −2.6% | 15,226 | 25.61 |
| 2001 | 400,600 | +12% | 15,239 | 26.29 |
| 2000 | 356,500 | −6.3% | 15,113 | 23.59 |
| 1999 | 380,600 | −13% | 14,852 | 25.63 |
| 1998 | 437,200 | −7.1% | 16,288 | 26.84 |
| 1997 | 470,800 | +12% | 17,946 | 26.23 |
| 1996 | 419,500 | +4.9% | 18,135 | 23.13 |
| 1995 | 399,800 | +1.3% | 17,980 | 22.24 |
| 1994 | 394,700 | −13% | 17,098 | 23.08 |
| 1993 | 454,400 | −11% | 18,205 | 24.96 |
| 1992 | 510,800 | +23% | 19,079 | 26.77 |
| 1991 | 415,100 | −15% | 18,247 | 22.75 |
| 1990 | 486,586 | +6.9% | 18,896 | 25.75 |
| 1989 | 455,100 | −5.7% | 18,783 | 24.23 |
| 1988 | 482,600 | +30% | 18,450 | 26.16 |
| 1987 | 370,300 | −7.1% | 17,160 | 21.58 |
| 1986 | 398,400 | −9.5% | 17,040 | 23.38 |
| 1985 | 440,100 | −9.9% | 18,130 | 24.27 |
| 1984 | 488,700 | +4.0% | 18,900 | 25.86 |
| 1983 | 470,000 | −11% | 19,200 | 24.48 |
| 1982 | 525,600 | −0.7% | 20,600 | 25.51 |
| 1981 | 529,400 | −7.2% | 20,350 | 26.01 |
| 1980 | 570,500 | +21% | 20,395 | 27.97 |
| 1979 | 473,300 | −24% | 20,000 | 23.67 |
| 1978 | 625,000 | −4.0% | 23,082 | 27.08 |
| 1977 | 651,000 | +25% | 26,054 | 24.99 |
| 1976 | 521,000 | +20% | 25,944 | 20.08 |
| 1975 | 435,386 | −49% | 22,890 | 19.02 |
| 1974 | 847,238 | +26% | 29,726 | 28.50 |
| 1973 | 672,141 | +6.0% | 29,275 | 22.96 |
| 1972 | 634,126 | −10% | 28,751 | 22.06 |
| 1971 | 708,166 | −17% | 31,044 | 22.81 |
| 1970 | 856,800 | −0.0% | 33,503 | 25.57 |
| 1969 | 856,835 | −6.1% | 32,640 | 26.25 |
| 1968 | 912,327 | +13% | 38,052 | 23.98 |
| 1967 | 806,766 | −26% | 40,138 | 20.10 |
| 1966 | 1,090,201 | −3.8% | 44,626 | 24.43 |
| 1965 | 1,133,594 | +41% | 48,289 | 23.48 |
| 1964 | 803,600 | −34% | 48,981 | 16.41 |
| 1963 | 1,217,700 | +32% | 51,640 | 23.58 |
| 1962 | 919,200 | −25% | 50,378 | 18.25 |
| 1961 | 1,222,200 | — | 53,301 | 22.93 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of roots and tubers in Norway?
Norway produced 354,900 t in 2024, 0.04% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Norway rank in the world for production of roots and tubers?
Norway ranked 108th of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 16.2% of the world total.
How has the production of roots and tubers in Norway changed?
It fell by 0.8% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 1.2 million t in 1961.
What is the yield of roots and tubers in Norway?
29.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (354,900 t from 11,887 ha), against a world average of 13.1 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.