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
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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The Netherlands Nutrition Centre. (April 20, 2023). Share of food wasted by consumers in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089016/consumer-food-waste-share-in-the-netherlands/
The Netherlands Nutrition Centre. "Share of food wasted by consumers in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2022." Chart. April 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089016/consumer-food-waste-share-in-the-netherlands/
The Netherlands Nutrition Centre. (2023). Share of food wasted by consumers in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089016/consumer-food-waste-share-in-the-netherlands/
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Share of food wasted by consumers in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], The Netherlands Nutrition Centre, April 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089016/consumer-food-waste-share-in-the-netherlands/
