This statistic shows the volume of food wasted per capita in the Nordic countries in 2015, by industry. In Denmark, the food industry wasted food with a volume of approximately ** kilograms per capita. In Danish retail, roughly ** kilograms of food per capita were thrown away. That year, Norwegian households wasted over ** kilograms of food per person.
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Matvett. (September 12, 2016). Volume of food wasted per capita in the Nordic countries in 2015, by industry (in kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/718311/volume-of-food-wasted-per-capita-in-the-nordic-countries-by-industry/
Matvett. "Volume of food wasted per capita in the Nordic countries in 2015, by industry (in kilograms)." Chart. September 12, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/718311/volume-of-food-wasted-per-capita-in-the-nordic-countries-by-industry/
Matvett. (2016). Volume of food wasted per capita in the Nordic countries in 2015, by industry (in kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/718311/volume-of-food-wasted-per-capita-in-the-nordic-countries-by-industry/
Matvett. "Volume of Food Wasted per Capita in The Nordic Countries in 2015, by Industry (in Kilograms)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/718311/volume-of-food-wasted-per-capita-in-the-nordic-countries-by-industry/
Matvett, Volume of food wasted per capita in the Nordic countries in 2015, by industry (in kilograms) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/718311/volume-of-food-wasted-per-capita-in-the-nordic-countries-by-industry/ (last visited July 27, 2025)
Volume of food wasted per capita in the Nordic countries in 2015, by industry (in kilograms) [Graph], Matvett, September 12, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/718311/volume-of-food-wasted-per-capita-in-the-nordic-countries-by-industry/
