Estimated share of U.S. food waste 2014

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 10, 2015
This statistic shows estimated of amount of wasted food according to U.S. Americans as of April 2014. During the survey, some 45 percent of respondents estimated that 40 percent of the nation's food is discarded.

Estimated share of food waste according to U.S. adults as of April 2014

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Release date

June 2015

Region

United States

Survey time period

April 16 to 20, 2014

Number of respondents

1,010 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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