1. $1 trillion of food is lost or wasted every year
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), approximately $1 trillion of food is lost or wasted every year — accounting for roughly one-third (roughly 1.3 billion tons) of the world’s food. Source
2. Enough food produced to feed everyone
2. Enough food produced to feed everyone
In the world, there is more than enough food produced to feed everyone, yet 815 million people – one in nine –go to bed on an empty stomach each night. Source
3. Food waste by rich countries is equal to the food production in sub-Saharan Africa
The total food waste by consumers in rich countries is almost equal to the entire food production in sub-Saharan Africa. Source
4. Americans throw away more than $160 billion
In the United States alone, Americans throw away more than $160 billion in wasted food every year, which is nearly 30-40% of the entire U.S. food supply. Source
5. Ugly shaped fruits and vegetables rejected by the supermarkets
In Australia, it’s estimated 20-40% of all fruit and vegetables grown in Australia are rejected by supermarkets because they are deemed 'too ugly' to sell (because the produce does not meet cosmetic standards - shape, colour, size etc). Source
6. Which countries waste the most food in the world?
Per capita food waste by consumers in Europe and North America is between 95-115kg/year, compared to just 6-11kg in sub-Saharan Africa and South/South-East Asia. Source
7. Stopping food waste by a quarter is enough to feed 870 million people
If one quarter of the food currently lost or wasted could be saved, it would be enough to feed 870 million hungry people in the world. Source
8. Wasted food is world's third-biggest carbon emitter
If wasted food was a country, it would be the third largest emitter of green house gases in the world, after the U.S. and China. The total carbon footprint of food wastage is around 4.4 GtCO2 eq per year. Source
9. Food waste uses 28% of the world's agricultural area
The production of Food waste uses approximately 1.4 billion hectares of land - 28 percent of the world's agricultural area. Source
10. consumption of water for food wastage
Worldwide, the consumption of surface and groundwater resources for food wastage (called blue water footprint) is about 250 km³, which is equivalent to 3.6 times consumption of the United States for the same period. Source
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