Food waste per capita, 2022
Amount of food wasted per capita, measured in kilograms.
Country/area | Retail kilograms • 2022 | Out-of-home consumption kilograms • 2022 | Household kilograms • 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 9.68 kg | 32.49 kg | 127.15 kg |
| Algeria | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 112.64 kg |
| American Samoa | 11.88 kg | 18.60 kg | 73.60 kg |
| Andorra | 10.79 kg | 19.52 kg | 82.66 kg |
| Angola | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 89.13 kg |
| Anguilla | 18.16 kg | 28.78 kg | 119.30 kg |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 14.45 kg | 40.79 kg | 84.49 kg |
| Argentina | 2.76 kg | 47.55 kg | 91.34 kg |
| Armenia | 31.46 kg | 29.40 kg | 101.86 kg |
| Aruba | 15.56 kg | 43.91 kg | 90.96 kg |
| Australia | 20.90 kg | 58.24 kg | 97.76 kg |
| Austria | 9.00 kg | 23.00 kg | 83.00 kg |
| Azerbaijan | 31.47 kg | 29.41 kg | 101.90 kg |
| Bahamas | 15.06 kg | 42.49 kg | 88.03 kg |
| Bahrain | 27.48 kg | 24.31 kg | 131.51 kg |
| Bangladesh | 9.68 kg | 32.49 kg | 82.38 kg |
| Barbados | 14.97 kg | 42.24 kg | 87.51 kg |
| Belarus | 13.59 kg | 17.23 kg | 70.70 kg |
| Belgium | 6.00 kg | 8.00 kg | 71.02 kg |
| Belize | 19.23 kg | 48.10 kg | 53.29 kg |
| Benin | 9.68 kg | 31.13 kg | 89.11 kg |
| Bermuda | 15.89 kg | 45.48 kg | 73.51 kg |
| Bhutan | 9.65 kg | 32.38 kg | 19.26 kg |
| Bolivia | 13.32 kg | 47.75 kg | 90.12 kg |
| Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 15.98 kg | 25.33 kg | 104.99 kg |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.70 kg | 24.51 kg | 85.70 kg |
| Botswana | 15.36 kg | 30.92 kg | 50.41 kg |
| Brazil | 2.67 kg | 47.55 kg | 94.23 kg |
| British Virgin Islands | 14.43 kg | 40.72 kg | 84.35 kg |
| Brunei | 46.09 kg | 35.14 kg | 75.97 kg |
| Bulgaria | 2.00 kg | 2.00 kg | 25.99 kg |
| Burkina Faso | 9.68 kg | 31.13 kg | 91.98 kg |
| Burundi | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 92.00 kg |
| Cambodia | 44.25 kg | 40.34 kg | 84.68 kg |
| Cameroon | 9.68 kg | 31.13 kg | 89.11 kg |
| Canada | 29.83 kg | 79.70 kg | 78.53 kg |
| Cape Verde | 9.63 kg | 30.97 kg | 88.65 kg |
| Cayman Islands | 15.34 kg | 43.29 kg | 89.68 kg |
| Central African Republic | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 92.01 kg |
| Chad | 9.68 kg | 31.13 kg | 91.98 kg |
| Chile | 15.06 kg | 42.48 kg | 88.00 kg |
| China | 19.80 kg | 45.64 kg | 76.21 kg |
| Colombia | 19.00 kg | 47.54 kg | 70.43 kg |
| Comoros | 9.72 kg | 31.26 kg | 89.47 kg |
| Congo | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 89.12 kg |
| Cook Islands | 16.93 kg | 26.83 kg | 101.34 kg |
| Costa Rica | 19.00 kg | 47.54 kg | 91.32 kg |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 89.12 kg |
| Croatia | 1.00 kg | 4.00 kg | 53.00 kg |
| Cuba | 19.00 kg | 47.54 kg | 91.32 kg |
| Curacao | 14.97 kg | 42.23 kg | 87.49 kg |
| Cyprus | 55.93 kg | 29.96 kg | 70.92 kg |
| Czechia | 6.00 kg | 4.00 kg | 68.97 kg |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 62.09 kg |
| Denmark | 16.99 kg | 11.00 kg | 78.97 kg |
| Djibouti | 9.67 kg | 31.11 kg | 89.06 kg |
| Dominica | 18.29 kg | 45.76 kg | 87.90 kg |
| Dominican Republic | 19.01 kg | 47.55 kg | 160.26 kg |
| East Timor | 44.20 kg | 40.29 kg | 77.85 kg |
| Ecuador | 19.00 kg | 47.54 kg | 95.97 kg |
| Egypt | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 162.95 kg |
| El Salvador | 19.02 kg | 47.57 kg | 91.39 kg |
| Equatorial Guinea | 15.32 kg | 30.83 kg | 90.05 kg |
| Eritrea | 9.67 kg | 31.10 kg | 91.90 kg |
| Estonia | 15.04 kg | 8.02 kg | 61.18 kg |
| Eswatini | 9.66 kg | 31.09 kg | 89.00 kg |
| Ethiopia | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 69.24 kg |
| Falkland Islands | 0.00 kg | 0.00 kg | 0.00 kg |
| Faroe Islands | 11.19 kg | 16.66 kg | 70.98 kg |
| Fiji | 21.05 kg | 30.71 kg | 90.29 kg |
| Finland | 10.00 kg | 14.00 kg | 52.99 kg |
| France | 12.00 kg | 16.00 kg | 61.00 kg |
| French Guiana | 14.18 kg | 22.48 kg | 93.17 kg |
| French Polynesia | 13.31 kg | 20.84 kg | 82.45 kg |
| Gabon | 15.37 kg | 30.93 kg | 90.35 kg |
| Gambia | 9.69 kg | 31.18 kg | 92.13 kg |
| Georgia | 31.43 kg | 29.37 kg | 100.86 kg |
| Germany | 9.00 kg | 22.00 kg | 78.00 kg |
| Ghana | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 84.02 kg |
| Gibraltar | 9.90 kg | 17.90 kg | 75.79 kg |
| Greece | 14.01 kg | 21.01 kg | 87.04 kg |
| Greenland | 18.06 kg | 51.70 kg | 83.55 kg |
| Grenada | 19.70 kg | 49.28 kg | 94.66 kg |
| Guadeloupe | 14.55 kg | 23.06 kg | 95.60 kg |
| Guam | 13.01 kg | 20.37 kg | 59.23 kg |
| Guatemala | 19.00 kg | 47.54 kg | 91.32 kg |
| Guinea | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 89.13 kg |
| Guinea-Bissau | 9.70 kg | 31.20 kg | 92.19 kg |
| Guyana | 15.08 kg | 42.56 kg | 88.16 kg |
| Haiti | 13.33 kg | 47.79 kg | 90.19 kg |
| Honduras | 13.32 kg | 47.75 kg | 90.12 kg |
| Hong Kong | 13.74 kg | 24.71 kg | 101.47 kg |
| Hungary | 4.00 kg | 2.00 kg | 66.02 kg |
| Iceland | 11.79 kg | 17.56 kg | 74.78 kg |
| India | 9.68 kg | 32.49 kg | 55.17 kg |
| Indonesia | 49.93 kg | 40.11 kg | 53.46 kg |
| Iran | 9.68 kg | 32.49 kg | 92.70 kg |
| Iraq | 31.47 kg | 30.16 kg | 143.34 kg |
| Ireland | 11.99 kg | 35.98 kg | 47.97 kg |
| Isle of Man | 11.24 kg | 16.75 kg | 71.34 kg |
| Israel | 50.01 kg | 24.16 kg | 96.75 kg |
| Italy | 6.00 kg | 19.48 kg | 107.00 kg |
| Jamaica | 19.02 kg | 47.59 kg | 86.07 kg |
| Japan | 8.86 kg | 12.02 kg | 59.68 kg |
| Jordan | 25.79 kg | 29.63 kg | 100.73 kg |
| Kazakhstan | 21.04 kg | 30.70 kg | 88.10 kg |
| Kenya | 10.96 kg | 31.14 kg | 80.54 kg |
| Kiribati | 9.59 kg | 30.85 kg | 61.39 kg |
| Kuwait | 27.52 kg | 24.35 kg | 98.59 kg |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9.68 kg | 31.13 kg | 85.71 kg |
| Laos | 44.25 kg | 40.34 kg | 89.49 kg |
| Latvia | 8.00 kg | 18.99 kg | 81.97 kg |
| Lebanon | 25.78 kg | 29.62 kg | 127.84 kg |
| Lesotho | 9.70 kg | 31.19 kg | 89.29 kg |
| Liberia | 9.67 kg | 31.12 kg | 91.95 kg |
| Libya | 21.04 kg | 30.69 kg | 84.10 kg |
| Liechtenstein | 12.46 kg | 19.10 kg | 82.27 kg |
| Lithuania | 10.00 kg | 2.00 kg | 86.00 kg |
| Luxembourg | 14.05 kg | 14.05 kg | 91.34 kg |
| Macao | 13.84 kg | 24.88 kg | 76.26 kg |
| Madagascar | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 91.99 kg |
| Malawi | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 92.02 kg |
| Malaysia | 78.82 kg | 49.53 kg | 81.17 kg |
| Maldives | 20.89 kg | 33.59 kg | 205.96 kg |
| Mali | 9.68 kg | 31.13 kg | 91.98 kg |
| Malta | 7.95 kg | 44.72 kg | 91.43 kg |
| Marshall Islands | 20.25 kg | 29.54 kg | 60.78 kg |
| Martinique | 14.50 kg | 22.97 kg | 95.23 kg |
| Mauritania | 9.69 kg | 31.16 kg | 89.20 kg |
| Mauritius | 15.37 kg | 30.93 kg | 90.35 kg |
| Mayotte | 14.57 kg | 23.09 kg | 93.64 kg |
| Mexico | 45.48 kg | 64.39 kg | 104.85 kg |
| Micronesia (country) | 9.32 kg | 30.00 kg | 36.83 kg |
| Moldova | 13.57 kg | 17.20 kg | 70.60 kg |
| Monaco | 13.44 kg | 20.59 kg | 88.72 kg |
| Mongolia | 12.01 kg | 30.00 kg | 17.76 kg |
| Montenegro | 14.78 kg | 24.65 kg | 86.19 kg |
| Montserrat | 0.00 kg | 0.00 kg | 0.00 kg |
| Morocco | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 112.65 kg |
| Mozambique | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 92.00 kg |
| Myanmar | 44.25 kg | 40.33 kg | 77.93 kg |
| Namibia | 15.38 kg | 30.95 kg | 90.42 kg |
| Nauru | 10.38 kg | 16.25 kg | 47.24 kg |
| Nepal | 9.68 kg | 32.49 kg | 92.70 kg |
| Netherlands | 12.00 kg | 5.00 kg | 58.99 kg |
| New Caledonia | 13.15 kg | 20.59 kg | 86.96 kg |
| New Zealand | 3.12 kg | 39.45 kg | 61.06 kg |
| Nicaragua | 13.33 kg | 47.78 kg | 90.17 kg |
| Niger | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 92.01 kg |
| Nigeria | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 113.44 kg |
| Niue | 0.00 kg | 0.00 kg | 0.00 kg |
| North Korea | 12.00 kg | 29.98 kg | 80.74 kg |
| North Macedonia | 14.69 kg | 24.50 kg | 85.65 kg |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 13.27 kg | 20.77 kg | 60.39 kg |
| Norway | 10.99 kg | 17.99 kg | 77.94 kg |
| Oman | 27.54 kg | 24.37 kg | 98.64 kg |
| Pakistan | 9.68 kg | 32.48 kg | 130.41 kg |
| Palau | 23.31 kg | 34.01 kg | 69.96 kg |
| Palestine | 31.46 kg | 29.40 kg | 101.88 kg |
| Panama | 15.06 kg | 42.50 kg | 101.02 kg |
| Papua New Guinea | 9.68 kg | 31.13 kg | 89.05 kg |
| Paraguay | 19.00 kg | 47.54 kg | 91.33 kg |
| Peru | 19.01 kg | 47.55 kg | 87.63 kg |
| Philippines | 44.25 kg | 40.33 kg | 25.57 kg |
| Poland | 8.00 kg | 5.00 kg | 60.00 kg |
| Portugal | 21.00 kg | 23.00 kg | 123.99 kg |
| Puerto Rico | 15.05 kg | 42.46 kg | 87.96 kg |
| Qatar | 27.57 kg | 24.39 kg | 93.07 kg |
| Reunion | 14.34 kg | 22.72 kg | 92.15 kg |
| Romania | 9.63 kg | 12.16 kg | 67.35 kg |
| Russia | 13.72 kg | 8.43 kg | 33.37 kg |
| Rwanda | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 140.65 kg |
| Saint Helena | 26.79 kg | 42.46 kg | 172.19 kg |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.80 kg | 44.58 kg | 92.35 kg |
| Saint Lucia | 19.02 kg | 47.58 kg | 91.41 kg |
| Saint Martin (French part) | 14.21 kg | 40.10 kg | 83.06 kg |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 24.56 kg | 38.93 kg | 129.31 kg |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.28 kg | 45.74 kg | 87.87 kg |
| Samoa | 9.57 kg | 30.80 kg | 84.80 kg |
| San Marino | 9.60 kg | 17.36 kg | 73.51 kg |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 9.79 kg | 31.50 kg | 90.15 kg |
| Saudi Arabia | 19.65 kg | 24.35 kg | 104.88 kg |
| Senegal | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 76.72 kg |
| Serbia | 3.11 kg | 11.62 kg | 108.08 kg |
| Seychelles | 11.72 kg | 26.56 kg | 187.54 kg |
| Sierra Leone | 9.68 kg | 31.15 kg | 92.04 kg |
| Singapore | 46.02 kg | 35.08 kg | 68.47 kg |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 13.64 kg | 38.47 kg | 79.70 kg |
| Slovakia | 3.00 kg | 1.00 kg | 64.96 kg |
| Slovenia | 7.00 kg | 20.00 kg | 36.00 kg |
| Solomon Islands | 9.62 kg | 30.95 kg | 43.14 kg |
| Somalia | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 92.01 kg |
| South Africa | 15.36 kg | 30.92 kg | 47.08 kg |
| South Korea | 13.74 kg | 24.71 kg | 94.97 kg |
| South Sudan | 9.68 kg | 31.13 kg | 91.97 kg |
| Spain | 7.00 kg | 4.00 kg | 60.88 kg |
| Sri Lanka | 9.68 kg | 32.48 kg | 75.86 kg |
| Sudan | 9.68 kg | 31.13 kg | 115.51 kg |
| Suriname | 19.07 kg | 47.70 kg | 91.63 kg |
| Sweden | 9.00 kg | 9.00 kg | 61.00 kg |
| Switzerland | 17.50 kg | 30.75 kg | 119.20 kg |
| Syria | 25.79 kg | 29.63 kg | 171.66 kg |
| Tajikistan | 9.68 kg | 31.13 kg | 85.69 kg |
| Tanzania | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 152.07 kg |
| Thailand | 49.93 kg | 40.12 kg | 86.20 kg |
| Togo | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 92.01 kg |
| Tokelau | 0.00 kg | 0.00 kg | 0.00 kg |
| Tonga | 21.66 kg | 31.60 kg | 90.68 kg |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 15.05 kg | 42.46 kg | 87.96 kg |
| Tunisia | 9.68 kg | 31.15 kg | 171.72 kg |
| Turkey | 31.46 kg | 29.40 kg | 101.88 kg |
| Turkmenistan | 21.04 kg | 30.70 kg | 88.08 kg |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 16.47 kg | 46.49 kg | 96.30 kg |
| Tuvalu | 18.60 kg | 27.14 kg | 77.88 kg |
| Uganda | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 110.25 kg |
| Ukraine | 7.90 kg | 17.44 kg | 69.47 kg |
| United Arab Emirates | 27.51 kg | 24.34 kg | 98.55 kg |
| United Kingdom | 3.50 kg | 16.20 kg | 75.50 kg |
| United States | 11.86 kg | 73.72 kg | 73.06 kg |
| United States Virgin Islands | 15.14 kg | 42.72 kg | 88.50 kg |
| Uruguay | 15.05 kg | 42.46 kg | 87.95 kg |
| Uzbekistan | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 85.72 kg |
| Vanuatu | 9.77 kg | 31.45 kg | 142.89 kg |
| Vatican | 0.00 kg | 0.00 kg | 0.00 kg |
| Venezuela | 14.40 kg | 22.82 kg | 92.82 kg |
| Vietnam | 44.25 kg | 40.34 kg | 72.11 kg |
| Wallis and Futuna | 12.44 kg | 19.72 kg | 74.49 kg |
| Western Sahara | 14.50 kg | 22.98 kg | 140.55 kg |
| Yemen | 25.78 kg | 29.62 kg | 103.57 kg |
| Zambia | 9.68 kg | 31.14 kg | 77.93 kg |
| Zimbabwe | 8.39 kg | 31.14 kg | 48.48 kg |
| Other | |||
| Africa (UN) | 10.05 kg | 31.11 kg | 99.49 kg |
| Asia (UN) | 19.65 kg | 36.54 kg | 73.22 kg |
| Australia and New Zealand (UN) | 17.96 kg | 55.14 kg | 91.69 kg |
| Central and Southern Asia (UN) | 9.82 kg | 32.43 kg | 70.88 kg |
| Developing regions | |||
| Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UN) | 27.22 kg | 41.21 kg | 70.18 kg |
| Europe (UN) | 9.50 kg | 13.50 kg | 66.22 kg |
| Europe and Northern America (UN) | 10.91 kg | 33.96 kg | 68.71 kg |
| Latin America and the Caribbean (UN) | 16.90 kg | 49.45 kg | 94.22 kg |
| Least Developed Countries (LDCs) | 12.67 kg | 32.24 kg | 91.47 kg |
| Northern Africa (UN) | 9.99 kg | 31.11 kg | 136.76 kg |
| Northern Africa and Western Asia (UN) | 20.06 kg | 29.67 kg | 124.68 kg |
| Northern America (UN) | 13.69 kg | 74.32 kg | 73.62 kg |
| Oceania (UN) | 15.79 kg | 47.62 kg | 90.06 kg |
| Saint Barthlemy | 13.13 kg | 20.81 kg | 86.24 kg |
| Small Island Developing States (SIDS) | 17.68 kg | 39.90 kg | 95.51 kg |
| Sub-Saharan Africa (UN) | 10.07 kg | 31.12 kg | 91.18 kg |
| World | 16.45 kg | 36.34 kg | 79.12 kg |
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