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Status of Global Food Waste
Global and Southeast Asia Food Waste Situation
Sources of Food waste
In 2022, the world wasted an estimated 1.05 billion tons of food in the retail, food service and household sectors combined. This amounts to 132 kilograms per capita per year, of which 79 kilograms per capita was wasted in households.
Estimates of global food waste in 2022
Source: Food Waste Index Report 2024, UNEP 2023.
The state of food waste in some countries
World Population Review in 2024 has shown food waste generation per capita by country from 221 countries.
Example for food waste by some countries 2024
Source: World Population Review, 2024. https://worldpopulationreview.com › foo…, Accessed on September 27, 2024.
Status of Food Waste in South-eastern Asia
Food Waste Index Report 2024 has shown the amount of food waste in South-eastern Asia in 2023.
Table of household estimates in South-eastern Asia in 2023
Source: Food Waste Index Report 2024, UNEP 2023. This report classified sources of food waste in three categories: household, food service and retail.
Food Waste Hub is a collaboration of the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), Pollution Control Department (PCD), and Dow Thailand Group (Dow) together with Partnership networks among the government sector, private sector, and educational institutions that sees the importance of waste management utilizing Thai innovations.
