Which has higher wheat production, Norway or Zambia?

Norway, at 230,000 tonnes against 198,886 tonnes in Zambia as of 2024.

What is the difference in wheat production between Norway and Zambia?

31,114 tonnes, with Norway ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Zambia?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Norway vs Zambia: Wheat production

Norway

230,000 tonnes

in 2024

Zambia

198,886 tonnes

in 2024

Norway rank

71st

Zambia rank

74th

Wheat production over time

Norway
Zambia

How they compare

Norway currently reports 230,000 tonnes against 198,886 tonnes in Zambia, a difference of 31,114 tonnes.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 74th of 126 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	15,478 tonnes	376.33 tonnes	15,102 tonnes	Norway
1970s	45,745 tonnes	2,631 tonnes	43,114 tonnes	Norway
1980s	133,070 tonnes	20,644 tonnes	112,426 tonnes	Norway
1990s	260,491 tonnes	60,454 tonnes	200,036 tonnes	Norway
2000s	347,510 tonnes	110,319 tonnes	237,191 tonnes	Norway
2010s	328,620 tonnes	197,199 tonnes	131,421 tonnes	Norway
2020s	274,680 tonnes	221,761 tonnes	52,919 tonnes	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat production, Norway or Zambia?: Norway, at 230,000 tonnes against 198,886 tonnes in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in wheat production between Norway and Zambia?: 31,114 tonnes, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Zambia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Norway and Zambia rank globally for wheat production?: Norway ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 74th of 126 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Wheat production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 7,044 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Wheat production is measured in tonnes.