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Food waste reduction financing requirements in the United States 2015-2025

Financing needs for a 20 percent reduction in food waste in the United States between 2015 and 2025, by type (Figures expressed in billions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

The data displays the estimated financing needs for a 20% reduction of the food waste in the U.S. in the decade between 2015 and 2025, by financing source. During that period of time, it is estimated that 5.2 billion USD of financing from corporate finance is needed to reduce food waste in the United States by 20 percent, among other financing sources that amount to a total of approx. 18 billion USD worth of financing to achieve this goal.

Private:
corporate finance
5.2
Private:
private equity
0.8
Private:
project finance
0.5
Government:
tax subsidy
7.2
Government:
project finance
1.1
Philanthropic:
grants
2
Philanthropic:
impact investments
1.1
Total financing requirements 18