This statistic displays the annual food loss and waste per capita in North America in 2017, broken down by stage. That year, 188 kilograms of food waste per person were generated in consumer stages of the food supply chain in the United States.
Food loss and waste in North America in 2017, by stage
(in kilograms per capita per year)
Characteristic
Pre-harvest
Post-harvest
Processing
Distribution
Consumer
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CEC. (March 27, 2018). Food loss and waste in North America in 2017, by stage (in kilograms per capita per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/826099/food-loss-and-waste-by-stage-in-north-america/
CEC. "Food loss and waste in North America in 2017, by stage (in kilograms per capita per year)." Chart. March 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/826099/food-loss-and-waste-by-stage-in-north-america/
CEC. (2018). Food loss and waste in North America in 2017, by stage (in kilograms per capita per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/826099/food-loss-and-waste-by-stage-in-north-america/
CEC. "Food Loss and Waste in North America in 2017, by Stage (in Kilograms per Capita per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/826099/food-loss-and-waste-by-stage-in-north-america/
CEC, Food loss and waste in North America in 2017, by stage (in kilograms per capita per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/826099/food-loss-and-waste-by-stage-in-north-america/ (last visited July 05, 2024)
Food loss and waste in North America in 2017, by stage (in kilograms per capita per year) [Graph], CEC, March 27, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/826099/food-loss-and-waste-by-stage-in-north-america/