Consumer food waste share in the Netherlands 2010-2022

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Koen van Gelder
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Apr 21, 2023
In 2022, Dutch consumers wasted approximately 33.4 kilos of food per person per year. This was just under nine percent of all food bought. Between 2010 and 2022, food waste in the Netherlands decreased. In 2010, nearly 14 percent of all food bought was thrown away.

Share of food wasted by consumers in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2022

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Statistic: Share of food wasted by consumers in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2022

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Release date

April 2023

Region

Europe, Netherlands

Survey time period

2010 to 2022

Number of respondents

1,000+ respondents*

Special properties

excl. fluids, such as beverages

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

2022 results are a combination of three different surveys. CREM Waste Management analyzed the waste of 130 households in 13 municipalities, Flycatcher Internet Research questioned 1,008 consumers about their food waste, and Kantar Public tracked the waste of 834 respondents through an app.

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