Norway’s agricultural food waste rose to 53,169 tonnes in 2025
The agency’s 2025 survey found primary-sector food waste rose 24% from the previous year.
Event / data period: 2025
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A report published on October 9, 2026 by the Norwegian Agriculture Agency said food waste in the agricultural sector reached 53,169 tonnes in 2025, up 24% from 2024. Waste equalled 2.04% of production, a rise of 0.25 percentage points year on year.
Vegetables accounted for 44,345 tonnes, about 83% of the total. The report breaks results down by producer, product group and type of loss. Its scope is the agricultural primary stage rather than the entire food chain, and the report does not establish a single cause for the increase.
Data
2025 agricultural primary-sector food waste assessment
Statistics cover food waste at Norway’s agricultural primary-production stage.
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2025 agricultural primary-sector food waste assessment
Statistics cover food waste at Norway’s agricultural primary-production stage.
Methodology
Statistics cover food waste at Norway’s agricultural primary-production stage.
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Food waste in agricultural primary production
Agency estimate of total food waste in Norway’s agricultural primary sector in 2025.
- Food waste
- 53,169 tonnes
- 2025 · Observed
Methodology
The report gives 53,169 tonnes for 2025. The measure covers food waste at the agricultural primary-production stage, not the entire food chain.
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