This statistic represents the percentage of food wasted at the consumer level in 2011, by category. That year, 33 percent of seafood was wasted at the consumer level. According to the source, percentages were calculated collectively for the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Percentage of food wasted at consumer level in 2011, by category*
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Statistics on Food waste in the U.S.
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Amount of food waste generated in the United States 2018, by sector
- Premium Statistic Distribution of food waste in the United States 2018, by segment
- Premium Statistic Most commonly discarded types of food in the U.S. in 2019
- Premium Statistic Most commonly discarded types of food in the U.S. in 2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic Distribution of wasted food management in the United States 2018, by type
- Premium Statistic Share of agricultural water & cropland used for wasted food in the U.S. 2019
- Premium Statistic Global attitudes towards food waste in selected countries 2020
Food waste at home
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- Premium Statistic Reasons for discarding food in the U.S. in 2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic Reasons for discarding food in the U.S. in 2019
- Premium Statistic Most frequent ways of reducing food waste at home in the U.S. in 2019
- Premium Statistic Reasons for thinking about food waste while eating at home in the U.S. 2019
- Premium Statistic Frequency of thinking about food waste while eating at home in 2019
Household food security
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- Premium Statistic Number of food secure and insecure individuals in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Distribution of food secure and insecure individuals in the U.S. 2020, by status
- Premium Statistic U.S. - share of children in food-insecure households 1998-2021
- Premium Statistic Food pantry and emergency kitchen use in the U.S. 2020, by age group
- Basic Statistic Food pantry and emergency kitchen use in the U.S. 2018, by food security status
- Premium Statistic U.S. food pantry and emergency kitchen usage share 2020, by food security status
Consumer attitudes & behavior
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- Premium Statistic Attitudes towards how to address food waste in the United States 2020
- Premium Statistic Attitudes towards food waste in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Attitudes towards minimizing food waste in the United States 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S.: Most frequent reasons for thinking about food waste while grocery shopping 2019
- Premium Statistic Frequency of thinking about food waste while grocery shopping in the U.S. in 2019
- Premium Statistic Most frequent ways of reducing food waste while eating out in the U.S. in 2019
- Premium Statistic Reasons for thinking about food waste while eating out in the U.S. in 2019
- Premium Statistic Frequency of thinking about food waste while eating out in 2019
Further related statistics
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- Food waste share from retail, food service and households by category 2017
- Global share of regional food waste disposed by stage 2015
- Global share of food waste disposed by region 2011
- U.S. food waste per capita per day by product group 2007-2014
- Share of food wasted in the United States in 2016, by food category
- Amount of wasted food in the U.S. by food category 2012
- Share of wasted food in the U.S. manufacturing sector by destination 2013
- Share of wasted food in the U.S. retail and wholesale sector by destination 2013
- U.S. states that wasted the most groceries 2016
- Share of wastage of retail revenue of frozen ready meals in Norway 2010-2015
- U.S. business food waste costs by business 2016
- U.S. households with composting & food collection by major state 2013
- U.S. business food waste volume by business 2016
- Average composition of MFW disposal at landfills in Hong Kong 2020, by source
- Survey on reasons for food wastage in Norway 2010-2015
- Value of food waste in the United Kingdom 2020
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- Amount of wasted food in the U.S. by food category 2012
- Share of wasted food in the U.S. manufacturing sector by destination 2013
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- U.S. states that wasted the most groceries 2016
- Share of wastage of retail revenue of frozen ready meals in Norway 2010-2015
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- Average composition of MFW disposal at landfills in Hong Kong 2020, by source
- Survey on reasons for food wastage in Norway 2010-2015
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Natural Resources Defense Council. (August 1, 2012). Percentage of food wasted at consumer level in 2011, by category* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239816/consumer-food-losses-in-the-us/
Natural Resources Defense Council. "Percentage of food wasted at consumer level in 2011, by category*." Chart. August 1, 2012. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239816/consumer-food-losses-in-the-us/
Natural Resources Defense Council. (2012). Percentage of food wasted at consumer level in 2011, by category*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239816/consumer-food-losses-in-the-us/
Natural Resources Defense Council. "Percentage of Food Wasted at Consumer Level in 2011, by Category*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239816/consumer-food-losses-in-the-us/
Natural Resources Defense Council, Percentage of food wasted at consumer level in 2011, by category* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239816/consumer-food-losses-in-the-us/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Percentage of food wasted at consumer level in 2011, by category* [Graph], Natural Resources Defense Council, August 1, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239816/consumer-food-losses-in-the-us/