Food waste per capita in Portugal 2022, by sector

Published by Beatriz Luz, Sep 30, 2024

In Portugal, in 2022, food waste per capita amounted to 185 kilograms. The majority of the waste originated from households, as each family generated 123 kilos of food waste per individual.

Food waste per capita in Portugal in 2022, by sector (in kilograms)

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Release date

September 2024

Region

Portugal

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

The source considers food waste to be food that has entered the food supply chain, that then has been removed or discarded from this chain, and that is finally destined to be processed as waste.
Food losses occurring at the stage prior to crops being harvested or during the rearing of animals are not quantified as food waste.

The source indicates that some figures are estimates.

The data refers to section Food waste - bio, household and similar waste of the Eurostat Database Statistic, online data code ENV_WASFW.

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