Estimated amount of food waste Japan FY 2012-2020

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Catharina Klein,
Jul 13, 2022
In the fiscal year 2020, the estimated food waste generated in Japan amounted to around 5.2 million metric tons. Figures decreased since fiscal 2012, when the estimated food waste volume stood at about 6.4 million metric tons.

Estimated amount of food waste in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2020 (in million metric tons)

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Release date

June 2022

Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal year 2012 to 2020; the fiscal year in Japan starts on April 1st and ends on March 31st of the following year

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.

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