This statistic shows the outcome of a survey on the distribution of food wasted in the Netherlands in 2019, by method. As of 2019, roughly 30 percent of the wasted food thrown away was residual waste, whereas approximately 38 percent was organic waste.
Distribution of food wasted in the Netherlands in 2019, by method
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Share of wasted food
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* 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). Distribution of food wasted in the Netherlands in 2019, by method [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/733127/distribution-of-food-wasted-in-the-netherlands-by-method/
The Netherlands Nutrition Centre. "Distribution of food wasted in the Netherlands in 2019, by method." Chart. October 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/733127/distribution-of-food-wasted-in-the-netherlands-by-method/
The Netherlands Nutrition Centre. (2019). Distribution of food wasted in the Netherlands in 2019, by method. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/733127/distribution-of-food-wasted-in-the-netherlands-by-method/
The Netherlands Nutrition Centre. "Distribution of Food Wasted in The Netherlands in 2019, by Method." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/733127/distribution-of-food-wasted-in-the-netherlands-by-method/
The Netherlands Nutrition Centre, Distribution of food wasted in the Netherlands in 2019, by method Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/733127/distribution-of-food-wasted-in-the-netherlands-by-method/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of food wasted in the Netherlands in 2019, by method [Graph], The Netherlands Nutrition Centre, October 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/733127/distribution-of-food-wasted-in-the-netherlands-by-method/
