This statistic shows a ranking of the countries with the largest volumes of food waste in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017, measured in million tons. At that point in time, Argentina ranked first in terms of food waste with more than 15 million tons of waste.
Countries with the largest volumes of food waste in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017 (in million tons)
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Statistics on Food and drink waste in the UK
Household food and drink waste
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- Basic Statistic Household food waste in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2015, by avoidability
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- Premium Statistic Food and drink waste: cost per household weekly in the UK 2012, by food group
- Basic Statistic Household food and drink waste cost distribution in the UK 2012, by food group
- Premium Statistic Household food estimates in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2015, by weight
- Premium Statistic Food waste in households in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015, by avoidability
- Premium Statistic Avoidable waste: value of disposed food and drink in the UK 2012, by disposal reason
- Premium Statistic Household food and drink waste in the UK 2012, by household size and avoidability
Food waste cost in restaurants
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- Premium Statistic Number of restaurants and mobile food businesses in the UK 2008-2020
- Basic Statistic Food waste in restaurants in the United Kingdom (UK) 2006-2016
- Basic Statistic Food waste in restaurants including inflation in the United Kingdom (UK) 2006-2016
- Basic Statistic Avoidable restaurant food waste: cost breakdown in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013
- Basic Statistic Food waste cost in restaurants in England 2006-2016
- Basic Statistic Food waste cost in restaurants in Scotland 2006-2016
- Basic Statistic Food waste cost in restaurants in Northern Ireland 2006-2016
- Basic Statistic Food waste cost in restaurants in Wales 2006-2016
Food waste cost in quick service restaurants
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- Basic Statistic Cost of food waste in quick service restaurants in the United Kingdom (UK) 2006-2016
- Basic Statistic QSR food waste cost including inflation in the United Kingdom (UK) 2006-2016
- Basic Statistic Avoidable food waste: cost breakdown in QSR in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013
- Basic Statistic Food waste cost in quick service restaurants in England 2006-2016
- Basic Statistic Food waste in quick service restaurants in Scotland 2006-2016
- Basic Statistic Food waste in quick service restaurants in Wales 2006-2016
- Basic Statistic Cost of food waste in quick service restaurants in Northern Ireland 2006-2016
Food waste cost in pubs
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- Basic Statistic Number of pubs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2020
- Basic Statistic Cost of food waste in pubs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2006-2016
- Basic Statistic Cost of food waste in pubs including inflation in the United Kingdom (UK) 2006-2016
- Basic Statistic Avoidable food waste by cost element in UK pubs 2013
- Basic Statistic Food waste in pubs in England 2006-2016
- Basic Statistic Cost of food waste in pubs in Scotland 2006-2016
- Basic Statistic Food waste cost in pubs in Wales 2006-2016
- Basic Statistic Cost of food waste in pubs in Northern Ireland 2006-2016
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- Italy: sectors responsible for food waste 2016
- Italy: effects of food waste 2016
- Italy: attitudes towards food waste 2016
- United Kingdom (UK): self-reported barriers to reducing food waste in 2016
- Italy: measures to reduce food waste among households in 2016
- Italy: amount of food waste among households 2016, by gender
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- Food waste share by consumers and trade in Russia 2017, by product
- Distribution of per capita food waste in Norway 2011-2015
- Opinion on food waste in Poland 2019
- Household food waste in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2015
- Environmental changes in daily life in Poland 2019
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- Number of food factories in Hong Kong 2012-2022
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El Diario. (July 21, 2017). Countries with the largest volumes of food waste in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/728312/countries-largest-food-waste-latin-america/
El Diario. "Countries with the largest volumes of food waste in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017 (in million tons)." Chart. July 21, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728312/countries-largest-food-waste-latin-america/
El Diario. (2017). Countries with the largest volumes of food waste in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728312/countries-largest-food-waste-latin-america/
El Diario. "Countries with The Largest Volumes of Food Waste in Latin America and The Caribbean as of July 2017 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728312/countries-largest-food-waste-latin-america/
El Diario, Countries with the largest volumes of food waste in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017 (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728312/countries-largest-food-waste-latin-america/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Countries with the largest volumes of food waste 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/728312/countries-largest-food-waste-latin-america/