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According to the report, most of the global waste comes from households which throw away about 11 percent of the food available for consumption. Some of the most notable waste occurs in South Africa, Kenya and China.
The data for Kenya was more consistent than other countries between the two years the research was chosen from: 2010 and 2019. It found that higher-income households wasted significantly more food than middle and lower-income households.
In 2010, for every 78 kgs per capita that was wasted in Kenya’s low-income households, high-income households wasted 151 kgs per capita. In 2019, the low-income group wasted 40 kgs per capita whereas the high-income group wasted 125 kgs per capita. It shows that while low-income households recorded an almost 50 percent drop in food waste between 2010 and 2019, high-income households recorded a mere 17 percent drop.
How Much Food Is Thrown Out Each Year? It’s More Than You Think
03/04/21 AT 12:54 PM
The amount of food wasted annually is enough to fill 23 million fully loaded 40-tonne trucks bumper-to-bumper, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), an organization dedicated to the environment.
The Food Waste Index Report 2021 said that an estimated 931 million tonnes of food is simply thrown away each year, which accounts for 17% of the total food that is available to consumers. This includes waste from households, retailers, restaurants, and other food services, the report indicated.
Even more so, this food waste would circle the earth seven times over, with the most amount of wasted food coming from households at 11%, UNEP’s report said. Food service and retail outlets account for 5% and 2% of food waste, respectively, each year.
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The Food Waste Index Report 2021 looks at food waste that occurs in retail outlets, restaurants and homes.
A staggering 931 million tonnes of food – 17 percent of total food available to consumers in 2019 – went into the waste bins of households, retailers, restaurants and other food services, according to new UN research conducted to support global efforts to halve food waste by 2030.
This weight roughly equals that of 23 million fully-loaded 40-tonne trucks enough bumper-to-bumper to circle the Earth seven times.
The Food Waste Index Report 2021, from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partner organisation WRAP, looks at food waste that occurs in retail outlets, restaurants and homes – counting both food and inedible parts like bones and shells.
Approximately 931 million metric tons (1.03 billion tons) of food produced around the world in 2019 ended up in the trash, according to a research conducted by the United Nations Environment Program.