Households account for the largest share of US food waste
In 2019, the U.S. wasted 80.6 million tons of surplus food across all sectors. This represented 35% of total food production. More than one-third of the waste occurred in homes.
donut chart showing shares of U.S. food waste in 2019 from residential (37.2%), farms (produce only, 20.8%), foodservice (15.8%), manufacturing (13.1%) and retail (13%).
