This statistic shows the value of food that is lost globally in 2015, broken down by value chain. In this year, some 120 billion U.S. dollars of food is lost through handling and storage per year worldwide.
Value of food waste worldwide in 2015, by value chain (in billion U.S. dollars per year)
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BCG. (August 20, 2018). Value of food waste worldwide in 2015, by value chain (in billion U.S. dollars per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/942142/food-loss-value-globally-by-value-chain/
BCG. "Value of food waste worldwide in 2015, by value chain (in billion U.S. dollars per year)." Chart. August 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/942142/food-loss-value-globally-by-value-chain/
BCG. (2018). Value of food waste worldwide in 2015, by value chain (in billion U.S. dollars per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/942142/food-loss-value-globally-by-value-chain/
BCG. "Value of Food Waste Worldwide in 2015, by Value Chain (in Billion U.S. Dollars per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/942142/food-loss-value-globally-by-value-chain/
BCG, Value of food waste worldwide in 2015, by value chain (in billion U.S. dollars per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/942142/food-loss-value-globally-by-value-chain/ (last visited May 27, 2024)
Value of food waste worldwide in 2015, by value chain (in billion U.S. dollars per year) [Graph], BCG, August 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/942142/food-loss-value-globally-by-value-chain/