Per capita household food waste is estimated to be highest in Western Asia, at 110 kilograms per person every year. In Europe, those in the south produce an estimated 90 kilograms of food waste each year. In comparison, those in Western Europe produce 65 kilograms per capita every year on average.
Estimated annual household food waste produced per capita worldwide as of 2020, by region (in kilograms per capita)
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UNEP. (March 4, 2021). Estimated annual household food waste produced per capita worldwide as of 2020, by region (in kilograms per capita) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219939/global-food-waste-per-capita-by-region/
UNEP. "Estimated annual household food waste produced per capita worldwide as of 2020, by region (in kilograms per capita)." Chart. March 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219939/global-food-waste-per-capita-by-region/
UNEP. (2021). Estimated annual household food waste produced per capita worldwide as of 2020, by region (in kilograms per capita). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219939/global-food-waste-per-capita-by-region/
UNEP. "Estimated Annual Household Food Waste Produced per Capita Worldwide as of 2020, by Region (in Kilograms per Capita)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219939/global-food-waste-per-capita-by-region/
UNEP, Estimated annual household food waste produced per capita worldwide as of 2020, by region (in kilograms per capita) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219939/global-food-waste-per-capita-by-region/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Estimated annual household food waste produced per capita worldwide as of 2020, by region (in kilograms per capita) [Graph], UNEP, March 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219939/global-food-waste-per-capita-by-region/