This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their most commonly wasted food types, with a breakdown by type of community. As of March 2017, some 56 percent of respondents living in city or urban communities stated that they threw away dairy products the most often.
Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by type of community*
Characteristic
City or urban community
Suburban community
Rural community
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* The original question was phrased as follows: "In the cases where you have not been able to use your groceries before they turned bad, what kind of food do you throw away most often?"
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Statista Survey. (April 1, 2017). Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by type of community* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/698783/americans-most-commonly-wasted-food-types-united-states-by-community-type/
Statista Survey. "Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by type of community*." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698783/americans-most-commonly-wasted-food-types-united-states-by-community-type/
Statista Survey. (2017). Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by type of community*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698783/americans-most-commonly-wasted-food-types-united-states-by-community-type/
Statista Survey. "Most Commonly Wasted Food Types in The United States in 2017, by Type of Community*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/698783/americans-most-commonly-wasted-food-types-united-states-by-community-type/
Statista Survey, Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by type of community* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/698783/americans-most-commonly-wasted-food-types-united-states-by-community-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by type of community* [Graph], Statista Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/698783/americans-most-commonly-wasted-food-types-united-states-by-community-type/
