This statistic shows the value of food that is lost globally in 2015, broken down by value chain. In this year, some *** billion U.S. dollars of food is lost through handling and storage per year worldwide.
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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 July 15, 2025, 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 July 15, 2025. 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: July 15, 2025. 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 July 15, 2025)
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/
