Food exports in Norway
Norway: Food exports was 10.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Norway, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Norway recorded 10.8% for food exports in 2025.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Norway peaked at 18.7% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2008.
Norway ranks 129th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Food exports in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 18.7% | — |
| 1963 | 16.5% | -11.8% |
| 1964 | 15.5% | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 18.3% | +17.9% |
| 1966 | 18.0% | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 16.6% | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 13.3% | -20.1% |
| 1969 | 12.4% | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 13.0% | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 14.1% | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 13.6% | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 13.7% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 10.8% | -21.2% |
| 1975 | 8.4% | -21.7% |
| 1976 | 10.5% | +24.8% |
| 1977 | 11.8% | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | -20.5% |
| 1979 | 8.3% | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 6.6% | -19.6% |
| 1981 | 7.0% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 6.4% | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 8.4% | +48.0% |
| 1989 | 6.8% | -19.2% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 7.6% | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 8.0% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +27.8% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | -29.4% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +48.3% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +36.5% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -40.6% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -29.9% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +60.6% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 10.8% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.2% | 12.4% | 18.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 11.4% | 8.3% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 5.7% | 8.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 6.9% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 6.0% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 6.1% | 14.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 126 Uzbekistan 11.4% compare
- 127 Italy 11.2% compare
- 128 India 11.1% compare
- 130 North Macedonia 10.6% compare
- 131 Timor-Leste 10.5% compare
- 132 Philippines 10.4% compare
More private sector data for Norway
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 107.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 17.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 170.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 30,399 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3214 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 19,127 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Norway?
- Food exports in Norway was 10.8% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1962.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2008.
- How does Norway rank for food exports?
- Norway ranks 129th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.