Food waste worldwide - Top 10 countries
Keywords:
Food waste, level, country, top, household, food securityAbstract
Food waste worldwide is beginning to become a "heavy" problem of one billion tons. It is almost unbelievable that in 2021, global food waste reached an extraordinary value of 931 million tons. Of these, over 60% is represented by food waste at the household level. In this context, the research analysed which countries have the highest level of food waste, presenting a double Top 10: the first - Top 10 of the countries with the highest food waste at national level and the second - Top 10 countries with the highest food waste per capita, based on data collected from external sources, data provided by organizations and institutions, as well as reference publications in the field.
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