UN Food Waste Index Report 2024

Food waste fueling climate change, report finds - Chinadaily.com.cn

Food waste across the globe continues to fuel climate change, nature loss and pollution while hurting the global economy, a report by the United Nations has revealed.

10 African countries that waste the most food in 2024

Nigerians waste 113kg of food at home per year, amounting to 24.79 million tons of household food waste in the country—the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa.

LEA TAMBIEN: OCHA: Palestinians face food insecurity in Gaza The text presented by the international agency indicated that food waste continues to damage the world economy and exacerbate climate change, loss of nature and pollution. Meanwhile, by indicating that 1.050 million tonnes of food waste (including unsustainable waste) were generated in 2022, the UN estimates that this amounts to 132 kilograms per person and roughly a fifth of all food …

According to UN estimates, we throw away 170 kilograms of food per person per year. An overview.

World wastes 1 billion meals a day, says U.N. report

Global food waste crisis: 1 billion meals wasted daily in 2022, impacting 783 million hungry people, per UNEP report.

Gaspillage alimentaire : un milliard de repas jetés chaque jour en 2022

The UN denounced on Wednesday, March 27 the "global tragedy" of food waste, as one billion meals were thrown away every day worldwide in 2022.