This statistic represents the volume of food wasted worldwide in 2017, broken down by food category. As of 2017, wasted fruits and vegetables amounted to 492 million tonnes of food loss and waste worldwide.
Volume of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category (in million tonnes)*
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CEC. (March 27, 2018). Volume of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category (in million tonnes)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/948375/volume-of-wasted-food-by-category-global/
CEC. "Volume of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category (in million tonnes)*." Chart. March 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948375/volume-of-wasted-food-by-category-global/
CEC. (2018). Volume of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category (in million tonnes)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948375/volume-of-wasted-food-by-category-global/
CEC. "Volume of Food Wasted Globally as of 2017, by Food Category (in Million Tonnes)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948375/volume-of-wasted-food-by-category-global/
CEC, Volume of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category (in million tonnes)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948375/volume-of-wasted-food-by-category-global/ (last visited May 28, 2022)