This statistic shows the share of food wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017, broken down by source. At that point in time, food consumption and production made up for more than 50 percent of food waste in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Distribution of food wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017, by source
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El Diario. (July 21, 2017). Distribution of food wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/728308/food-waste-share-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-by-source/
El Diario. "Distribution of food wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017, by source." Chart. July 21, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728308/food-waste-share-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-by-source/
El Diario. (2017). Distribution of food wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017, by source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728308/food-waste-share-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-by-source/
El Diario. "Distribution of Food Wasted in Latin America and The Caribbean as of July 2017, by Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728308/food-waste-share-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-by-source/
El Diario, Distribution of food wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017, by source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728308/food-waste-share-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-by-source/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Distribution of food wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017, by source [Graph], El Diario, July 21, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/728308/food-waste-share-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-by-source/