Food waste share in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017, by source

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 8, 2023
This statistic shows the share of food wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017, broken down by source. At that point in time, food consumption and production made up for more than 50 percent of food waste in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Distribution of food wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017, by source

CharacteristicShare
Production 28%
Consumption 28%
Handling and storage 22%
Marketing and distribution 17%
Processing 6%
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July 2017

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Survey time period

July 2017

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