In 2018, household food waste in the UK made up the largest fraction of the total food waste with 4.55 million metric tons, excluding inedible parts. This was approximately 70 percent of the total food waste. Hospitality and food service as well as the manufacturing industry made up 0.81 and 0.78 million metric tons of food waste, respectively. The smallest share of food waste among the categories is the retail industry, with roughly 0.28 million metric tons.
Volume of food waste in metric Tons excluding inedible parts in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by sector
(in million metric tons)
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WRAP. (January 23, 2020). Volume of food waste in metric Tons excluding inedible parts in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by sector (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180157/volume-of-food-waste-parts-in-the-uk/
WRAP. "Volume of food waste in metric Tons excluding inedible parts in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by sector (in million metric tons)." Chart. January 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180157/volume-of-food-waste-parts-in-the-uk/
WRAP. (2020). Volume of food waste in metric Tons excluding inedible parts in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by sector (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180157/volume-of-food-waste-parts-in-the-uk/
WRAP. "Volume of Food Waste in Metric Tons excluding Inedible Parts in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180157/volume-of-food-waste-parts-in-the-uk/
WRAP, Volume of food waste in metric Tons excluding inedible parts in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by sector (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180157/volume-of-food-waste-parts-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 12, 2024)
Volume of food waste in metric Tons excluding inedible parts in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by sector (in million metric tons) [Graph], WRAP, January 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180157/volume-of-food-waste-parts-in-the-uk/
