This statistic shows the volume of food wasted per day and year in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017, measured in million tons. At that point in time, food waste in Latin America and the Caribbean amounted to almost 130 million tons per year.
Volume of food wasted per day and year in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017 (in million tons)
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El Diario. (July 21, 2017). Volume of food wasted per day and year in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/728278/food-waste-per-day-and-year-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/
El Diario. "Volume of food wasted per day and year in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017 (in million tons)." Chart. July 21, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728278/food-waste-per-day-and-year-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/
El Diario. (2017). Volume of food wasted per day and year in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728278/food-waste-per-day-and-year-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/
El Diario. "Volume of Food Wasted per Day and Year in Latin America and The Caribbean as of July 2017 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728278/food-waste-per-day-and-year-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/
El Diario, Volume of food wasted per day and year in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017 (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728278/food-waste-per-day-and-year-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/ (last visited September 22, 2023)
Volume of food wasted per day and year in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017 (in million tons) [Graph], El Diario, July 21, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/728278/food-waste-per-day-and-year-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/