In Portugal, in 2021, food waste per capita amounted to 181 kilograms. The majority of the waste originated from households, as each family generated 124 kilos of food waste per individual.
Food waste per capita in Portugal in 2021, by sector
(in kilograms)
The source considers food waste to be food that has entered the food supply chain, that then has been removed or discarded from this chain, and that is finally destined to be processed as waste.
Food losses occurring at the stage prior to crops being harvested or during the rearing of animals are not quantified as food waste.
The source indicates that some figures are estimates.
The data refers to section Food waste - bio, household and similar waste of the Eurostat Database Statistic, online data code ENV_WASFW.
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Eurostat. (September 28, 2023). Food waste per capita in Portugal in 2021, by sector (in kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394109/portugal-food-waste-per-capita-by-sector/
Eurostat. "Food waste per capita in Portugal in 2021, by sector (in kilograms)." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394109/portugal-food-waste-per-capita-by-sector/
Eurostat. (2023). Food waste per capita in Portugal in 2021, by sector (in kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394109/portugal-food-waste-per-capita-by-sector/
Eurostat. "Food Waste per Capita in Portugal in 2021, by Sector (in Kilograms)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394109/portugal-food-waste-per-capita-by-sector/
Eurostat, Food waste per capita in Portugal in 2021, by sector (in kilograms) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394109/portugal-food-waste-per-capita-by-sector/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Food waste per capita in Portugal in 2021, by sector (in kilograms) [Graph], Eurostat, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394109/portugal-food-waste-per-capita-by-sector/
