This statistic represents the percentage of food wasted worldwide in 2017, broken down by food category. As of 2017, fruits and vegetables accounted for 38 percent of the volume of food loss and waste worldwide.
Global share of wasted food as of 2017, by food category
Share of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category*
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CEC. (March 27, 2018). Share of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/519611/percentage-of-wasted-food-by-category-global/
CEC. "Share of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category*." Chart. March 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519611/percentage-of-wasted-food-by-category-global/
CEC. (2018). Share of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519611/percentage-of-wasted-food-by-category-global/
CEC. "Share of Food Wasted Globally as of 2017, by Food Category*." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519611/percentage-of-wasted-food-by-category-global/
CEC, Share of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519611/percentage-of-wasted-food-by-category-global/ (last visited December 06, 2019)