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UN Food Waste Index Report 2024

A United Nations report reveals that 19% of globally produced food was wasted in 2022, totaling 1.05 billion metric tons.
Individuals waste about 79 kilograms of food annually, equivalent to 1 billion meals daily worldwide.
The majority of food waste, 60%, occurs in households.

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