This statistic represents the percentage of food wasted worldwide in 2017, broken down by food category. As of 2017, fruits and vegetables accounted for 38 percent of the volume of food loss and waste worldwide.
Share of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category*
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Share of waste
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CEC. (March 27, 2018). Share of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/519611/percentage-of-wasted-food-by-category-global/
CEC. "Share of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category*." Chart. March 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519611/percentage-of-wasted-food-by-category-global/
CEC. (2018). Share of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519611/percentage-of-wasted-food-by-category-global/
CEC. "Share of Food Wasted Globally as of 2017, by Food Category*." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519611/percentage-of-wasted-food-by-category-global/
CEC, Share of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519611/percentage-of-wasted-food-by-category-global/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of food wasted globally as of 2017, by food category* [Graph], CEC, March 27, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/519611/percentage-of-wasted-food-by-category-global/