Explore the scale country by country, watch the annual estimate unfold across a day, and see where measured action is already making a difference.
19% of food available to consumers was wasted in 2022.
933.04K
tonnes, worldwide since midnight
Modelled pace from UNEP's 2022 annual estimate—not a live measurement. Meal equivalents use 0.5 kg per meal; cost is proportionally scaled from the published global annual estimate.
The global portfolio
In 2022, an estimated 1.05 billion tonnes of food were wasted after reaching retail, food service and households—19% of food available to consumers.
631M
tonnes · 60%
290M
tonnes · 28%
131M
tonnes · 12%
Explore the household picture
These are annual household estimates, not a leaderboard. Methods and confidence vary, so each country keeps its source quality visible.
79
kg per person each year
3.02M
household tonnes each year
high confidence · Reference year 2022
Only household waste is compared here. Retail and food-service estimates are not shown for individual countries unless a directly comparable source is available.
Waste is falling here
Measured outcomes and credible programmes, with the people behind them and the context kept attached.
28% per person
2008–2019
UNEP reports a 28% per-capita reduction across sectors; household waste fell 29% and food-service waste 35%. The pandemic-affected 2020 figure is excluded.
UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024, p. 3318% per person
2007–2018
UNEP identifies the UK as one of the few countries with a measurable national reduction. The comparison is per person across the reported period.
UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024Coordinated national action
toward 2030
This is a verified programme story, not a claimed national percentage reduction. A comparable outcome is not yet stated here without a published baseline and follow-up result.
UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024, p. 89