This statistic displays the annual economic value of biodiversity lost due to food lost and wasted in North America in 2017, by country. As of 2017, 229 million dollars worth of biodiversity was lost annually due to food lost and wasted in the United States.
Value of biodiversity lost due to food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in million U.S. dollars)*
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Statistics on Food waste in the U.S.
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Amount of food waste generated in the United States 2018, by sector
- Premium Statistic Distribution of food waste in the United States 2018, by segment
- Premium Statistic Most commonly discarded types of food in the U.S. in 2019
- Premium Statistic Most commonly discarded types of food in the U.S. in 2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic Distribution of wasted food management in the United States 2018, by type
- Premium Statistic Share of agricultural water & cropland used for wasted food in the U.S. 2019
- Premium Statistic Global attitudes towards food waste in selected countries 2020
Food waste at home
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- Premium Statistic Reasons for discarding food in the U.S. in 2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic Reasons for discarding food in the U.S. in 2019
- Premium Statistic Most frequent ways of reducing food waste at home in the U.S. in 2019
- Premium Statistic Reasons for thinking about food waste while eating at home in the U.S. 2019
- Premium Statistic Frequency of thinking about food waste while eating at home in 2019
Household food security
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- Premium Statistic Number of food secure and insecure individuals in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Distribution of food secure and insecure individuals in the U.S. 2020, by status
- Premium Statistic U.S. - share of children in food-insecure households 1998-2021
- Premium Statistic Food pantry and emergency kitchen use in the U.S. 2020, by age group
- Basic Statistic Food pantry and emergency kitchen use in the U.S. 2018, by food security status
- Premium Statistic U.S. food pantry and emergency kitchen usage share 2020, by food security status
Consumer attitudes & behavior
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- Premium Statistic Attitudes towards how to address food waste in the United States 2020
- Premium Statistic Attitudes towards food waste in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Attitudes towards minimizing food waste in the United States 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S.: Most frequent reasons for thinking about food waste while grocery shopping 2019
- Premium Statistic Frequency of thinking about food waste while grocery shopping in the U.S. in 2019
- Premium Statistic Most frequent ways of reducing food waste while eating out in the U.S. in 2019
- Premium Statistic Reasons for thinking about food waste while eating out in the U.S. in 2019
- Premium Statistic Frequency of thinking about food waste while eating out in 2019
Further related statistics
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- North America's fertilizer use in food lost and wasted as of 2017, by country
- North America's cropland use in food lost and wasted as of 2017, by country
- North America's money invested in food lost and wasted as of 2017, by country
- North America's caloric value of food lost and wasted as of 2017, by country
- U.S. food loss and waste by stage 2017
- North America's food waste by stage 2017
- Global food loss and waste per capita in 2017, by stage and region
- North America's water use in food lost and wasted as of 2017, by country
- Mexico: food waste volume 2017, by product
- Biodegradable municipal waste discarded to landfills Ireland 2010-2019
- U.S. volume of food waste 2015, by facility
- U.S. new waste dumped in landfills per capita by state 2019
- Volume of total solid waste generated in Abu Dhabi Emirate 2012-2019
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- U.S. food loss and waste by stage 2017
- North America's food waste by stage 2017
- Global food loss and waste per capita in 2017, by stage and region
- North America's water use in food lost and wasted as of 2017, by country
- Mexico: food waste volume 2017, by product
- Biodegradable municipal waste discarded to landfills Ireland 2010-2019
- U.S. volume of food waste 2015, by facility
- U.S. new waste dumped in landfills per capita by state 2019
- Volume of total solid waste generated in Abu Dhabi Emirate 2012-2019
CEC. (March 27, 2018). Value of biodiversity lost due to food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in million U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/948394/biodiversity-loss-due-to-food-loss-and-waste-by-country-in-north-america/
CEC. "Value of biodiversity lost due to food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in million U.S. dollars)*." Chart. March 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948394/biodiversity-loss-due-to-food-loss-and-waste-by-country-in-north-america/
CEC. (2018). Value of biodiversity lost due to food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in million U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948394/biodiversity-loss-due-to-food-loss-and-waste-by-country-in-north-america/
CEC. "Value of Biodiversity Lost Due to Food Lost and Wasted in North America as of 2017, by Country (in Million U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948394/biodiversity-loss-due-to-food-loss-and-waste-by-country-in-north-america/
CEC, Value of biodiversity lost due to food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in million U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948394/biodiversity-loss-due-to-food-loss-and-waste-by-country-in-north-america/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Value of biodiversity lost due to food lost and wasted in North America as of 2017, by country (in million U.S. dollars)* [Graph], CEC, March 27, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/948394/biodiversity-loss-due-to-food-loss-and-waste-by-country-in-north-america/