Statistics
Source-based figures about everyday cooking & kitchen skills, with dates, definitions and links.
A source-grounded look at U.S. cookware and bakeware retail sales, online channel measures, China’s market, regional comparisons and 2023 online brand shares.
Recent U.S. child data, older household estimates, parent-child dinner reports, and international findings show different views of shared-meal frequency. The measures vary, so the figures are best read within their study populations and time periods.
Survey measures show how often people order food delivery and how usage varies across countries, age groups, households, meals and ordering channels.
Food and beverage stores employed 3.24 million people in October 2026, while 2025 occupational figures show a workforce spanning cashiers, stock clerks, supervisors, food preparation workers, and butchers.
The global food storage container market was estimated at $170.1 billion in 2025. See how forecasts and segment estimates compare across materials, products, end users, and regions, alongside historical figures for China’s disposable plastic container industry.
Explore estimates of household food waste worldwide and in selected regions and countries, alongside study-specific edible shares and reported disposal practices.
CDC estimates show how the share of U.S. adults and young people consuming fruit on a given day varies by group. Rodrigues survey tables add frequency and mean daily intake measures.
Food-at-home prices rose 1.8% over the year through September 2026, while category movements varied. See how annual price changes compare with longer-run trends and spending measures.
In 2024, 13.7% of U.S. households experienced food insecurity. These statistics show how prevalence varied by children, income, household composition, race and state, alongside measures of severity, spending and assistance.
Kitchen appliance ownership varies by country and appliance. See reported household figures for microwaves, dishwashers, cooking equipment, refrigerators and more, with comparisons grounded in the scope of each survey.
Surveys from Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, and the UK show how people plan meals, prepare for shopping, and manage everyday cooking.
Explore U.S. meal preparation participation, daily timing, household differences, and long-term patterns in cooking participation and time spent among cooks.
Survey results show how Americans use online recipes, where they find them, and how recipes fit into cooking and grocery shopping.
Explore reported pasta figures across country rankings, annual tonnage, household pasta types, regional per-capita intake, apparent consumption and retail spending.
Compare U.S. spending on food at home and away from home, grocery and food-service outlets, regional household averages, and inflation-adjusted trends.
Explore global rice-use estimates, country-level domestic use, household consumption, manufacturing demand, and per-person figures for South Korea, Japan, and Thailand.
NHANES estimates show how many adults reported vegetables on a recalled day and mean cup-equivalent intake across demographic groups. Separate 2019 BRFSS measures describe recommendation prevalence and reported frequency.
U.S. and global surveys measure home cooking in different ways, from weekly frequency to activity on a single diary day. These findings show what each measure captures.
U.S. consumer units averaged $6,491 in annual food-at-home spending in 2025. See how that measure differs from household budgets and how historical subgroup and regional estimates compare.
See how much time Americans spend preparing food, how participation and daily averages differ, and what historical ATUS estimates show across demographic groups.