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This statistic ranks the U.S. states that wasted to most groceries in 2016. During this year, Mississippi households threw away approximately 14 percent of its groceries. Food waste has huge impacts on the global carbon footprint.
Leading states based on percentage of wasted groceries in the United States in 2016
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The Huffington Post. (August 15, 2016). Leading states based on percentage of wasted groceries in the United States in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/591988/us-states-that-wasted-the-most-groceries/
The Huffington Post. "Leading states based on percentage of wasted groceries in the United States in 2016." Chart. August 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591988/us-states-that-wasted-the-most-groceries/
The Huffington Post. (2016). Leading states based on percentage of wasted groceries in the United States in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591988/us-states-that-wasted-the-most-groceries/
The Huffington Post. "Leading States Based on Percentage of Wasted Groceries in The United States in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591988/us-states-that-wasted-the-most-groceries/
The Huffington Post, Leading states based on percentage of wasted groceries in the United States in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591988/us-states-that-wasted-the-most-groceries/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
Leading states based on percentage of wasted groceries in the United States in 2016 [Graph], The Huffington Post, August 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/591988/us-states-that-wasted-the-most-groceries/