This statistic shows the outcome of a survey on the most frequently wasted food products in the Netherlands in 2019 (as share of the goods purchased). Consumers in the Netherlands wasted on average 7.3 kilos of bread and dough products per year. This was just over 20 percent of the total amount of bread purchased.
Most frequently wasted food products in the Netherlands in 2019 (as share of the goods purchased)*
* Calculation based on edible part of the product.
** Corrected for the water absorption during cooking (Percentage of dry product as bought). *** 2019 results are a combination of three different surveys. CREM Waste Management analyzed the waste of 130 households in 13 municipalities, Flycatcher Internet Research questioned 1,000 consumers about their food waste, and Kantar Public tracked the waste of 1,013 through an app.
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The Netherlands Nutrition Centre. (October 3, 2019). Most frequently wasted food products in the Netherlands in 2019 (as share of the goods purchased)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/733120/most-frequently-wasted-food-products-in-the-netherlands-trend/
The Netherlands Nutrition Centre. "Most frequently wasted food products in the Netherlands in 2019 (as share of the goods purchased)*." Chart. October 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/733120/most-frequently-wasted-food-products-in-the-netherlands-trend/
The Netherlands Nutrition Centre. (2019). Most frequently wasted food products in the Netherlands in 2019 (as share of the goods purchased)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/733120/most-frequently-wasted-food-products-in-the-netherlands-trend/
The Netherlands Nutrition Centre. "Most Frequently Wasted Food Products in The Netherlands in 2019 (as Share of The Goods Purchased)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/733120/most-frequently-wasted-food-products-in-the-netherlands-trend/
The Netherlands Nutrition Centre, Most frequently wasted food products in the Netherlands in 2019 (as share of the goods purchased)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/733120/most-frequently-wasted-food-products-in-the-netherlands-trend/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Most frequently wasted food products in the Netherlands in 2019 (as share of the goods purchased)* [Graph], The Netherlands Nutrition Centre, October 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/733120/most-frequently-wasted-food-products-in-the-netherlands-trend/
