This statistic shows the cost of food waste to the global economy in 2014, with a breakdown by sector. In that year, the social costs of food waste amounted to approximately 900 billion U.S. dollars.
Costs of food waste to the global economy in 2014, by aspect (in billion U.S. dollars)*
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World Bioenergy Association, & C40. (May 15, 2018). Costs of food waste to the global economy in 2014, by aspect (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869497/global-food-waste-costs-by-aspect/
World Bioenergy Association, und C40. "Costs of food waste to the global economy in 2014, by aspect (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. May 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869497/global-food-waste-costs-by-aspect/
World Bioenergy Association, C40. (2018). Costs of food waste to the global economy in 2014, by aspect (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869497/global-food-waste-costs-by-aspect/
World Bioenergy Association, and C40. "Costs of Food Waste to The Global Economy in 2014, by Aspect (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869497/global-food-waste-costs-by-aspect/
World Bioenergy Association & C40, Costs of food waste to the global economy in 2014, by aspect (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869497/global-food-waste-costs-by-aspect/ (last visited December 28, 2024)
Costs of food waste to the global economy in 2014, by aspect (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph], World Bioenergy Association, & C40, May 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869497/global-food-waste-costs-by-aspect/
