Around13.3 percent of all food is lost between harvest and retail worldwide. This lost food is not the only food that never reaches the consumer. Losses in retail, food service, and single households are not included. In 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa saw the biggest losses of any world region with 21.4 percent of food lost after harvest.
Proportion of food lost between harvest and retail worldwide in 2020, by region
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UNSD, & United Nations. (July 7, 2022). Proportion of food lost between harvest and retail worldwide in 2020, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331954/food-waste-between-harvest-and-retail-by-global-region/
UNSD, und United Nations. "Proportion of food lost between harvest and retail worldwide in 2020, by region." Chart. July 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331954/food-waste-between-harvest-and-retail-by-global-region/
UNSD, United Nations. (2022). Proportion of food lost between harvest and retail worldwide in 2020, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331954/food-waste-between-harvest-and-retail-by-global-region/
UNSD, and United Nations. "Proportion of Food Lost between Harvest and Retail Worldwide in 2020, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331954/food-waste-between-harvest-and-retail-by-global-region/
UNSD & United Nations, Proportion of food lost between harvest and retail worldwide in 2020, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331954/food-waste-between-harvest-and-retail-by-global-region/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Proportion of food lost between harvest and retail worldwide in 2020, by region [Graph], UNSD, & United Nations, July 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331954/food-waste-between-harvest-and-retail-by-global-region/