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 November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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 November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/942113/food-loss-volume-globally-by-value-chain/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
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.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/942113/food-loss-volume-globally-by-value-chain/
