This statistic shows the volume of food that is lost globally in 2015, broken down by value chain. In this year, some 350 million metric tons of food are lost through handling and storage per year worldwide.
Volume of food waste worldwide in 2015, by value chain
(in million metric tons per year)
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BCG. (August 20, 2018). Volume of food waste worldwide in 2015, by value chain (in million metric tons per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/942113/food-loss-volume-globally-by-value-chain/
BCG. "Volume of food waste worldwide in 2015, by value chain (in million metric tons per year)." Chart. August 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/942113/food-loss-volume-globally-by-value-chain/
BCG. (2018). Volume of food waste worldwide in 2015, by value chain (in million metric tons per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/942113/food-loss-volume-globally-by-value-chain/
BCG. "Volume of Food Waste Worldwide in 2015, by Value Chain (in Million Metric Tons per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/942113/food-loss-volume-globally-by-value-chain/
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Volume of food waste worldwide in 2015, by value chain (in million metric tons per year) [Graph], BCG, August 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/942113/food-loss-volume-globally-by-value-chain/