Italy vs Norway: Food exports

Italy
11.2%
in 2024
Norway
10.8%
in 2025
Italy rank
127th
Norway rank
129th

Food exports over time

  • Italy
  • Norway
5101520196219932025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 11.2% against 10.8% in Norway, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Norway ahead.

Italy ranks 127th and Norway ranks 129th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 11.6% 16.2% 4.6% Norway
1970s 8.1% 11.4% 3.3% Norway
1980s 7.0% 6.7% 0.3% Italy
1990s 6.7% 8.2% 1.6% Norway
2000s 6.7% 5.7% 1.0% Italy
2010s 8.5% 9.2% 0.8% Norway
2020s 10.3% 9.8% 0.5% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Italy or Norway?
Italy, at 11.2% against 10.8% in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between Italy and Norway?
0.4%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Italy and Norway rank globally for food exports?
Italy ranks 127th and Norway ranks 129th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,957 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.