This statistic represents the value of food wasted in the United States in 2015, by facility. In that year, American households generated food waste worth of some 144 billion U.S. dollars. In total, food worth of about 218 billion U.S. dollars was wasted by households, consumer-facing businesses, farms and manufacturers in 2015.
Value of wasted food in the United States in 2015, by facility
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Food waste in billion U.S. dollars
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ReFED. (March 9, 2016). Value of wasted food in the United States in 2015, by facility (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/530118/value-of-wasted-food-by-facility-us/
ReFED. "Value of wasted food in the United States in 2015, by facility (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 9, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530118/value-of-wasted-food-by-facility-us/
ReFED. (2016). Value of wasted food in the United States in 2015, by facility (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530118/value-of-wasted-food-by-facility-us/
ReFED. "Value of Wasted Food in The United States in 2015, by Facility (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530118/value-of-wasted-food-by-facility-us/
ReFED, Value of wasted food in the United States in 2015, by facility (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530118/value-of-wasted-food-by-facility-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Value of wasted food in the United States in 2015, by facility (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], ReFED, March 9, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/530118/value-of-wasted-food-by-facility-us/