This statistic displays the annual amount of cropland used in food lost and wasted in North America in 2017, by country. As of 2017, 15.9 million hectares of cropland was used annually in the United States for food that was lost and wasted.
Cropland used for food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in million hectares per year)*
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CEC. (March 27, 2018). Cropland used for food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in million hectares per year)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/948389/cropland-food-loss-and-waste-by-country-in-north-america/
CEC. "Cropland used for food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in million hectares per year)*." Chart. March 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948389/cropland-food-loss-and-waste-by-country-in-north-america/
CEC. (2018). Cropland used for food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in million hectares per year)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948389/cropland-food-loss-and-waste-by-country-in-north-america/
CEC. "Cropland Used for Food Lost and Wasted in North America as of 2017, by Country (in Million Hectares per Year)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948389/cropland-food-loss-and-waste-by-country-in-north-america/
CEC, Cropland used for food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in million hectares per year)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948389/cropland-food-loss-and-waste-by-country-in-north-america/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Cropland used for food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in million hectares per year)* [Graph], CEC, March 27, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/948389/cropland-food-loss-and-waste-by-country-in-north-america/