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Global share of wasted food as of 2017, by food category

Published by Ian Tiseo, Dec 5, 2018
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.

Share of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category*

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Release date

March 2018

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2017

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*Adapted by the source from 2013 and 2017 studies.

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