Food waste facts
One in 7 people is hungry
1/3 of food is wasted
13.1% of
people are hungry
33% of food is wasted
925000000 Millions are hungry
1,300000000 Billion tons of are wasted
For every 1 Hungry person in the world
1.4 Tons are wasted every year
Which types of food are wasted the most ?
1- Fruit & vegetables 26%
2- Drinks 16%
3- Bakery 13%
4- Meals 12%
5- Dairy 10%
6- Meat 6%
USA food waste disposal data
1- 44% residential food
2- 20% Full service restaurants
3- 13% quick service restaurants
4- Grocery stores 11%
5- 10% Institutional
6- 2% Industrial
Another surprising facts
1000,000,000 malnourishment people
77,700,000 people no sufficient and adequate food
40,000,000 Tones of food are wasted in U.S household
8,300,000 hectares ( 1 hectare = 10000 square meters ) of land required to produce food wasted in U.S and U.K
2,300,000 Tones of fish discarded in North sea
420 pounds worth of food throw away a year per household
24-35% of school food lunches end up in the bin
2 main reasons for wasting food is 1( cooking or preparing too much food )
2 ( Not using the food in time )
1 Kg of meat requires 10 months average household water
( 50 L/person/day )
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