The countries with the most food waste in the world, based on recent data, are as follows:
China - Approximately 91.6 million tons of food wasted annually. This is attributed to its large population and rapid urbanization.
India - Wastes around 68.8 million tons of food each year, largely due to inefficiencies in the food supply chain and a lack of adequate storage facilities.
United States - Generates about 19.4 million tons of food waste annually, due to overproduction and high consumer waste.
Japan - Wastes around 8.2 million tons of food per year, with high standards of food aesthetics contributing significantly to waste.
Brazil - Disposes of approximately 12.6 million tons of food annually, primarily due to agricultural waste and consumer habits.
Germany - Wastes around 6.7 million tons of food each year, influenced by strict retail standards and high consumer waste.
Russia - Produces about 5.8 million tons of food waste annually, largely due to inefficiencies in the supply chain.
Indonesia - Wastes around 4.8 million tons of food per year, driven by high levels of food loss during production and distribution.
Mexico - Generates approximately 4.5 million tons of food waste annually, stemming from inefficiencies in the food distribution system.
United Kingdom - Wastes about 4.5 million tons of food each year, with a significant portion coming from households.
France - Disposes of around 4.1 million tons of food annually, despite legislative efforts to reduce food waste.
Italy - Generates about 3.9 million tons of food waste each year, influenced by consumer habits and supply chain inefficiencies.
South Korea - Wastes around 3.7 million tons of food annually, with a large amount of waste occurring at the household level.
Turkey - Produces about 3.6 million tons of food waste per year, largely due to post-harvest losses.
Colombia - Wastes around 3.5 million tons of food annually, driven by inefficiencies in the food supply chain.
Australia - Disposes of approximately 3.4 million tons of food each year, with significant waste occurring in households.
Spain - Generates about 3.2 million tons of food waste annually, due to inefficiencies in the retail and consumer sectors.
Canada - Wastes around 2.9 million tons of food per year, influenced by high levels of household waste.
Thailand - Produces about 2.8 million tons of food waste annually, largely due to inefficiencies in the distribution system.
Argentina - Wastes approximately 2.5 million tons of food each year, driven by agricultural waste and consumer habits.
These countries contribute significantly to global food waste, which poses challenges for sustainability and food security (UN News) (IFCO Systems) (CEOWORLD magazine) (Earth.Org).
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29 сен 2024
