{"id":1207195,"name":"Share of calories lost or wasted by food group (WRI, 2013)","unit":"%","description":"The share of each food group's calories which are lost in supply chains or wasted by consumers. This includes all supply chain stages, from (and including) on-farm harvesting through to final food waste.\n\nFigures are based only on food intended for direct human consumption: this means crops diverted for animal feed or industrial uses are not included as losses.","createdAt":"2026-03-06T11:06:31.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-11T09:17:15.000Z","coverage":"","timespan":"2009-2009","datasetId":7593,"shortUnit":"%","columnOrder":0,"shortName":"share_of_calories_lost_or_wasted_by_food_group__wri__2013","catalogPath":"grapher/food/2020-02-22/calories_lost_by_food_group_and_region__wri__2013/calories_lost_by_food_group_and_region__wri__2013#share_of_calories_lost_or_wasted_by_food_group__wri__2013","type":"int","dataChecksum":"8343913495205522572","metadataChecksum":"-4483121917505062266","datasetName":"Calories lost by food group and region (WRI, 2013)","datasetVersion":"2020-02-22","nonRedistributable":false,"display":{"name":"Share of calories which are lost or wasted","unit":"%","shortUnit":"%"},"schemaVersion":2,"presentation":{},"dimensions":{"years":{"values":[{"id":2009}]},"entities":{"values":[{"id":34790,"name":"Cereals","code":null},{"id":98849,"name":"Fish and seafood","code":null},{"id":98613,"name":"Fruits and vegetables","code":null},{"id":98850,"name":"Meat","code":null},{"id":34653,"name":"Milk","code":null},{"id":98851,"name":"Oilseeds and Pulses","code":null},{"id":98615,"name":"Roots and tubers","code":null}]}},"origins":[{"id":14540,"title":"Reducing Food Loss and Waste","description":"Data on food losses and waste includes all supply chain stages, from (and including) on-farm harvesting through to final food waste.\n\nFigures are based only on food intended for direct human consumption: this means crops diverted for animal feed or industrial uses are not included as losses.\n\nThe original authors of this study – Lipinski et al. (2013) of the World Resources Institute – calculate these figures based on the regional percentage losses expressed in the landmark UN FAO report on food losses: FAO (2011). Global food losses and food waste – Extent, causes and prevention. Rome.\n\nThis data is expressed for the year 2009 due to poor data availability and updated estimates since then. It is likely that, especially when expressed in relative terms (each region or food group's contribution to food losses) remains similar today.","producer":"Lipinski et al.","citationFull":"Lipinski, B. et al. (2013). \"Reducing Food Loss and Waste.\" Working Paper, Installment 2 of Creating a Sustainable Food Future. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute.","urlMain":"http://pdf.wri.org/reducing_food_loss_and_waste.pdf","dateAccessed":"2020-02-22","datePublished":"2013"}]}