According to the report by the United Nations Environment Programme, an unbelievable amount of food waste from different sectors has been revealed. As per the 2021 Food Waste Index, the amount of food discarded per capita on an annual basis is 74 kg per household, which accounts for a total of 931 million tonnes globally.
The infographic below reveals that the major scale of food wasted is by the household sector, i.e., 569 million tonnes followed by the food services with an average discarding figure of 244 million tonnes whereas, the retails waste around 118 million tonnes of food each year.
Infographic by: Statista.com
