This statistic shows the volume of food wasted in Norway in 2015, by sector. That year, consumers wasted by far the largest amount of food with its volume amounting to approximately 218 thousand metric tons. The Norwegian food industry wasted food with a volume of roughly 74 thousand metric tons. Norwegian grocery stores wasted over 60 thousand metric tons and the wholesale sector threw away roughly 3 thousand tons of food.
Volume of food wasted in Norway in 2015, by sector (in metric tons)
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Matvett. (September 29, 2016). Volume of food wasted in Norway in 2015, by sector (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/717912/volume-of-food-wasted-in-norway-by-sector/
Matvett. "Volume of food wasted in Norway in 2015, by sector (in metric tons)." Chart. September 29, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/717912/volume-of-food-wasted-in-norway-by-sector/
Matvett. (2016). Volume of food wasted in Norway in 2015, by sector (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/717912/volume-of-food-wasted-in-norway-by-sector/
Matvett. "Volume of Food Wasted in Norway in 2015, by Sector (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/717912/volume-of-food-wasted-in-norway-by-sector/
Matvett, Volume of food wasted in Norway in 2015, by sector (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/717912/volume-of-food-wasted-in-norway-by-sector/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Volume of food wasted in Norway in 2015, by sector (in metric tons) [Graph], Matvett, September 29, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/717912/volume-of-food-wasted-in-norway-by-sector/