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Global food waste perceived and actual by key country 2018
Share of perceived and actual food wasted worldwide in 2018, by select country
by T. Wang,
last edited
Nov 14, 2018
This statistic shows the share of food that is wasted globally, both the share that is perceived by the consumer and the actual value. In 2018, the average household in the United States estimated that they wasted 15 percent of purchased food but actually wasted 24 percent of their food items.
Share of perceived and actual food wasted worldwide in 2018, by select country
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Nov 14, 2018
This statistic shows the share of food that is wasted globally, both the share that is perceived by the consumer and the actual value. In 2018, the average household in the United States estimated that they wasted 15 percent of purchased food but actually wasted 24 percent of their food items.
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- 2018
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2018
- Number of respondents
- >18,000
- Age group
- 22-60 years
- Special properties
- heads of households in 20 countries
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The survey included 1,000 people in the USA, 2,000 in Germany, 2,000 in France, 1,500 in Sweden and 500 to 800 participants from other countries.
The participants were asked to keep track of their wasting habits during a period of six months - in doing so, they had to take into account grocery shoppings that went directly to the bin as well as leftovers.
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- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2018
- Number of respondents
- >18,000
- Age group
- 22-60 years
- Special properties
- heads of households in 20 countries
- Supplementary notes
-
The survey included 1,000 people in the USA, 2,000 in Germany, 2,000 in France, 1,500 in Sweden and 500 to 800 participants from other countries.
The participants were asked to keep track of their wasting habits during a period of six months - in doing so, they had to take into account grocery shoppings that went directly to the bin as well as leftovers.
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- Greenhouse gas emissions of agricultural production worldwide in 2017, by food product (in grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilocalorie)Global agricultural production GHG emissions by food product 2017
- Share of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category*Global share of wasted food as of 2017, by food category
- Volume of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category (in million tonnes)*Global volume of wasted food as of 2017, by food category
- Leading countries taking positive policy steps to combat food waste as of 2018 (index score)Global country ranking of policy response to food waste as of 2018
- Share of perceived and actual food wasted worldwide in 2018, by select countryGlobal food waste perceived and actual by key country 2018
- U.S. environmental impact
The most important statistics
- Net greenhouse gas emissions from food waste in the United States in 2016, by management option (in metric tons of CO2e per short ton of food)Food waste greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. in 2016, by management option
- Weight of food waste available for energy conversion in the United States in 2017, by source (in million dry tons)U.S. availability food waste for energy by source 2017
- Water used for food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in billion cubic meters per year)*North America's water use in food lost and wasted as of 2017, by country
- Cropland used for food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in million hectares per year)*North America's cropland use in food lost and wasted as of 2017, by country
- Fertilizer used for food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in million tonnes per year)*North America's fertilizer use in food lost and wasted as of 2017, by country
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- Distribution of food waste from retail, food service and households in the United States in 2017, by category*Food waste share from retail, food service and households by category 2017
- Share of food wasted in the United States in 2016, by food categoryShare of food wasted in the United States in 2016, by food category
- Money invested in food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in billion U.S. dollars)*North America's money invested in food lost and wasted as of 2017, by country
- Caloric value of food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in trillions of kcal)*North America's caloric value of food lost and wasted as of 2017, by country
- Financing needs for a 20 percent reduction in food waste in the United States between 2015 and 2025, by type (in billion U.S. dollars)*Food waste reduction financing requirements in the U.S. 2015-2025
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- Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2017, by age group (in 1,000 people)*Food pantry and emergency kitchen use in the U.S. 2017, by age group
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- Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by ethnicity*Reasons for throwing away food in the U.S. by ethnicity 2017
- Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by type of community*Reasons for throwing away food in the U.S. by community type 2017
- Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by type of buildingReasons for throwing away food in the U.S. by building type 2017
- Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by gender*Most commonly wasted food types in the U.S. by gender 2017
- Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by age group*Most commonly wasted food types in the U.S. by age 2017
- Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by age groupMost commonly wasted food types in the U.S. 2017, by age
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- Per capita food waste of selected countries worldwide in 2017 (in kilograms per year)
- Greenhouse gas emissions of agricultural production worldwide in 2017, by food product (in grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilocalorie)
- Share of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category*
- Volume of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category (in million tonnes)*
- Leading countries taking positive policy steps to combat food waste as of 2018 (index score)
- Share of perceived and actual food wasted worldwide in 2018, by select country
- Net greenhouse gas emissions from food waste in the United States in 2016, by management option (in metric tons of CO2e per short ton of food)
- Weight of food waste available for energy conversion in the United States in 2017, by source (in million dry tons)
- Water used for food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in billion cubic meters per year)*
- Cropland used for food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in million hectares per year)*
- Fertilizer used for food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in million tonnes per year)*
- Value of biodiversity lost due to food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in million U.S. dollars)*
- Amount of food waste in the United States in 2017, by source (in million wet tons)
- Food loss and waste in North America in 2017, by stage (in kilograms per capita per year)
- Distribution of food waste from retail, food service and households in the United States in 2017, by category*
- Share of food wasted in the United States in 2016, by food category
- Money invested in food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in billion U.S. dollars)*
- Caloric value of food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in trillions of kcal)*
- Financing needs for a 20 percent reduction in food waste in the United States between 2015 and 2025, by type (in billion U.S. dollars)*
- Number of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2017, by status (in 1,000 people)*
- Distribution of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2017, by status*
- Percentage of children in food-insecure households* in the U.S. from 1995 to 2017
- Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2017, by age group (in 1,000 people)*
- Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2017, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)*
- Share of use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2017, by household food security status*
- Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by gender*
- Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by age group*
- Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by ethnicity*
- Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by type of community*
- Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by type of building
- Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by gender*
- Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by age group*
- Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by age group
- Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by ethnicity*
- Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by type of community*
- Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by type of building*
- Volume of food waste worldwide in 2015, by value chain (in million metric tons per year)
- Value of food waste worldwide in 2015, by value chain (in billion U.S. dollars per year)
- Value of wasted food in the United States in 2015, by facility (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Distribution of total food waste in Canada as of 2018, by source
- Annual food waste in the United States as of 2015, distributed by disposal destination (in million metric tons)
- Job creation potential from food waste prevention solutions in the United States as of 2015, by solution type
- Distribution of regional food lost and wasted worldwide in 2015, by stage
- Volume of consumer-facing business food waste in the U.S. in 2016, by business (in million tons)
- Food waste diversion potential in the United States as of 2015, by solution (in 1,000 tons)
- Estimates of avoidable food waste in manufacturing and retail in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by manufacturing sub-sector (in tonnes)
- Agreement of U.S. adults on statements about food waste as of April 2014
- Water conservation potential of food waste prevention solutions in the United States as of 2015, by solution type (in billion gallons per year)
- Distribution of food available that is lost or wasted worldwide in 2011
- Avoidable waste in food and drink manufacturing in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by manufacturing sub-sector (in metric tons)*
- Estimated share of food waste according to U.S. adults as of April 2014
- Amount of household food waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007-2015, by avoidability (in million tonnes)
- Customer food preservation uncertainty in the Netherlands in 2016, by product*
- Average cost of raw materials purchased and wasted in the Rhône-Alpes region in France between 2015 and 2016, by sector (in euros)
- Volume of wasted food in the food industry in Norway from 2010 to 2015 (in 1,000 metric tons)
- Value of wasted food in Australia in 2018, by generation (in Australian dollars)
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