This statistic depicts the distribution of regional food that is lost and wasted worldwide in 2015, broken down by stage. The harvesting process accounted for about 11.3 percent of food lost and wasted in North America and Oceania.
Distribution of regional food lost and wasted worldwide in 2015, by stage
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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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- Global share of food waste disposed by region 2011
- Food - waste at consumer level in selected countries 2011
- Food waste share from retail, food service and households by category 2017
- 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
- Share of household food wastage in Russia in 2017, by stage
- 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
- Amount of wasted food in the U.S. by food category 2012
- U.S. states that wasted the most groceries 2016
- U.S. adults' reasons for producing food waste 2019
- U.S. annual food waste by disposal location 2015
- U.S. value of food waste 2015, by facility
- U.S. food waste weight by source 2017
- Global food waste volume by stage 2015
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- Share of household food wastage in Russia in 2017, by stage
- Share of wasted food in the U.S. manufacturing sector by destination 2013
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- Amount of wasted food in the U.S. by food category 2012
- U.S. states that wasted the most groceries 2016
- U.S. adults' reasons for producing food waste 2019
- U.S. annual food waste by disposal location 2015
- U.S. value of food waste 2015, by facility
- U.S. food waste weight by source 2017
- Global food waste volume by stage 2015
Citi Research. (November 20, 2018). Distribution of regional food lost and wasted worldwide in 2015, by stage [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/618037/share-of-regional-food-waste-by-stage-worldwide/
Citi Research. "Distribution of regional food lost and wasted worldwide in 2015, by stage." Chart. November 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/618037/share-of-regional-food-waste-by-stage-worldwide/
Citi Research. (2018). Distribution of regional food lost and wasted worldwide in 2015, by stage. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/618037/share-of-regional-food-waste-by-stage-worldwide/
Citi Research. "Distribution of Regional Food Lost and Wasted Worldwide in 2015, by Stage." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/618037/share-of-regional-food-waste-by-stage-worldwide/
Citi Research, Distribution of regional food lost and wasted worldwide in 2015, by stage Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/618037/share-of-regional-food-waste-by-stage-worldwide/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Distribution of regional food lost and wasted worldwide in 2015, by stage [Graph], Citi Research, November 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/618037/share-of-regional-food-waste-by-stage-worldwide/