International Journal of Food Science / 2016 / Article / Tab 3 / Review Article
Progress towards Sustainable Utilisation and Management of Food Wastes in the Global Economy Table 3 Amount/percent/value of fruit and vegetable waste in the world food supply chains.
World zone Loss amount Stage of waste Calculation method Reference UK 36% Household [36 ] Switzerland 47% Production, postharvest handling, processing Share of losses calculated and estimated in percentage [8 ] 11% Retail 40% Household Germany 43% Household Share of total footprint created [208 ] UK 8% Food processing industries Percentage [36 , 93 ] 14 European 5–30% Food processing industries Percentage of total share [94 ] Sweden 4.3% Retail Percentage share of total delivered products in the retail stores [209 ] China 15% Storage Average loss in China calculated from data published by several researchers [210 ] China 25–35% Storage Percentage loss in 2011 [211 ] Australia US$ 810 Consumer waste Average annual waste value per person [19 ] Africa 53% (incl. root and tuber) Total supply chain Percentage of total share [62 ] Sub-Saharan African 10% Production Percentage (by mass) [6 ] 9% Postharvest handling and storage 25% Processing and packaging 17% Distribution 5% Consumption South America 6.28% Wholesale [212 ] Brazil 8.76% Retail North America 48.7% (fresh and processed) Supply chain Total weight in lb. (pound) (data collected by USDA in 1995) [59 ] USA 18% Retail Estimated total value of food loss in 2008 [13 ] Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 16% Household Average of reported food wastage percentages for online survey participants [213 ]
