Fact Sheet: Food Waste in West Asia [2]

Globally, there was almost a billion tonnes of food waste in 2019: 61% from households, 26% from food services and 13% from retail. Household food waste estimations in West Asia range from 75 to 163 kg/cap year. 33% of survey respondents said their food waste increased since COVID-19.

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Source https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/36571
Author West Asia Office
Maintainer West Asia Office
Last Updated January 25, 2023, 16:14 (UTC)
Created January 25, 2023, 16:14 (UTC)
GUID b5a015a6-5086-4884-b6dc-de60954b5a13
Issued 2021-07-21T15:18:50Z
Language English
Modified 2022-10-17 17:14:37.224
Publisher name West Asia Office
Theme Factsheets, Infographics and Brochures
data_type document
spatial West Asia