Average share of fresh food waste in the UK 2024, by product type

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Nils-Gerrit Wunsch,
Mar 28, 2025

According to a survey on household food waste in the UK in 2024, potatoes were the fresh food product most likely to be thrown out. On average, 22.6 percent of all potato purchases went uneaten. Over one-fifth of bread, broccoli, and bananas purchased were also thrown away by consumers.

Average share of fresh food being thrown away in the UK in 2024, by selected product type

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Release date

March 2025

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

June 21 to July 1, 2024

Number of respondents

4,740 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

UK adults with any responsibility for food shopping and/or preparation in the home and purchase any of the key products

Supplementary notes

Original survey question: "Thinking about the last time you bought the following foods, approximately what percentage of the amount you purchased ended up being uneaten and thrown away (whether to a compost bin, regular trash, food waste collection, or down the sink/garbage disposal unit)?"

Figures are the mean of reported food waste levels by respondents. 

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