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Food waste (Tonnes) by country 2022 | worldgovdata
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215 countries · 2005–2022
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Data 2022 · Status unspecified
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2022
All regions
East Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
All income groups
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Country
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Value
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1
China
201.97M
2
India
137.94M
3
United States
53.67M
4
Pakistan
40.7M
5
Indonesia
39.54M
6
Nigeria
33.71M
7
Brazil
31.1M
8
Mexico
27.38M
9
Egypt, Arab Rep.
22.62M
10
Bangladesh
21.32M
11
Viet Nam
15.38M
12
Turkiye
13.89M
13
Ethiopia
13.58M
14
Philippines
12.73M
15
Thailand
12.64M
16
Tanzania
12.63M
17
Iran, Islamic Rep.
11.94M
18
Germany
10.78M
19
Congo, Dem. Rep.
10.19M
20
Japan
9.99M
21
France
9.45M
22
Iraq
9.12M
23
Myanmar
8.8M
24
Italy
8.2M
25
Russian Federation
8.04M
26
Sudan
7.33M
27
Canada
7.23M
28
Uganda
7.14M
29
Malaysia
7.11M
30
Colombia
7.11M
31
Afghanistan
6.96M
32
Korea, Rep.
6.91M
33
Algeria
6.89M
34
Kenya
6.63M
35
Argentina
6.45M
36
United Kingdom
6.43M
37
Morocco
5.75M
38
South Africa
5.59M
39
Saudi Arabia
5.42M
40
Yemen, Rep.
5.36M
41
Peru
5.25M
42
Syrian Arab Republic
5.02M
43
Australia
4.63M
44
Angola
4.62M
45
Poland
4.55M
46
Uzbekistan
4.38M
47
Mozambique
4.38M
48
Ghana
4.18M
49
Nepal
4.12M
50
Madagascar
3.93M
51
Ukraine
3.76M
52
Venezuela, RB
3.68M
53
Cote d'Ivoire
3.66M
54
Cameroon
3.63M
55
Niger
3.48M
56
Romania
3.45M
57
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
3.2M
58
Spain
3.1M
59
Burkina Faso
3.01M
60
Mali
3M
61
Ecuador
2.93M
62
Chile
2.85M
63
Cambodia
2.84M
64
Guatemala
2.82M
65
Kazakhstan
2.71M
66
Malawi
2.71M
67
Tunisia
2.63M
68
Sri Lanka
2.58M
69
Dominican Republic
2.55M
70
Rwanda
2.5M
71
Zambia
2.38M
72
Chad
2.35M
73
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
2.34M
74
Netherlands
2.29M
75
Senegal
2.04M
76
Portugal
1.93M
77
Bolivia
1.85M
78
Guinea
1.8M
79
Cuba
1.77M
80
Jordan
1.76M
81
Belgium
1.76M
82
Haiti
1.75M
83
Benin
1.73M
84
Burundi
1.71M
85
Azerbaijan
1.69M
86
Honduras
1.58M
87
Israel
1.54M
88
Denmark
1.5M
89
Switzerland
1.46M
90
South Sudan
1.45M
91
Zimbabwe
1.44M
92
United Arab Emirates
1.42M
93
Papua New Guinea
1.32M
94
Lao PDR
1.31M
95
Greece
1.27M
96
Tajikistan
1.26M
97
Sweden
1.23M
98
Austria
1.18M
99
Togo
1.18M
100
Sierra Leone
1.14M
101
Czechia
1.08M
102
Paraguay
1.07M
103
Nicaragua
1.05M
104
Hong Kong SAR, China
1.05M
105
Lebanon
1.01M
106
El Salvador
1M
107
Belarus
967,941.3
108
Libya
925,305.6
109
Norway
902,731
110
Turkmenistan
899,139.9
111
Singapore
893,812.8
112
Serbia
886,833
113
Kyrgyz Republic
838,893.9
114
Costa Rica
817,871.2
115
Hungary
810,600
116
Congo, Rep.
775,742.3
117
Ireland
749,243
118
Central African Republic
741,102.2
119
Liberia
703,914.3
120
Panama
699,138.2
121
Oman
688,944.6
122
Kuwait
642,313
123
Mauritania
615,916
124
Bulgaria
614,928
125
Finland
607,709
126
Georgia
605,279.8
127
Slovak Republic
574,824
128
New Zealand
537,334.5
129
Uruguay
497,851.7
130
Eritrea
488,755.6
131
Puerto Rico (US)
473,104.7
132
Armenia
452,428.6
133
Jamaica
431,706.7
134
Bosnia and Herzegovina
403,903.8
135
Qatar
390,858.4
136
Gambia, The
359,926
137
Albania
355,135.3
138
Namibia
351,043.1
139
Moldova
331,778.6
140
Gabon
326,456.4
141
Lesotho
300,161.6
142
West Bank and Gaza
281,217
143
Guinea-Bissau
280,237.6
144
Croatia
278,838
145
Bahrain
269,850.2
146
Lithuania
269,500
147
Cyprus
268,398
148
North Macedonia
261,349.5
149
Botswana
254,308.4
150
Latvia
232,442
151
Equatorial Guinea
228,109.7
152
Trinidad and Tobago
222,723.1
153
Timor-Leste
217,757.7
154
Mongolia
203,122.1
155
Estonia
180,747
156
Mauritius
177,570.4
157
Eswatini
155,928.1
158
Slovenia
150,839
159
Djibouti
145,532.9
160
Maldives
136,412.5
161
Fiji
132,065.5
162
Guyana
117,912.3
163
Comoros
109,149.7
164
Suriname
97,891.9
165
Malta
86,295
166
Macao SAR, China
79,929.8
167
Luxembourg
79,406
168
Montenegro
78,780
169
Cabo Verde
76,664.6
170
Brunei Darussalam
70,577.5
171
Solomon Islands
60,629.1
172
Iceland
60,587
173
Vanuatu
60,156.1
174
Bahamas, The
59,684
175
Belize
48,882.6
176
Bhutan
47,959.8
177
Barbados
40,759.8
178
French Polynesia
35,710.8
179
New Caledonia
34,998.1
180
Sao Tome and Principe
29,886.2
181
St. Lucia
28,420.2
182
Samoa
27,836.6
183
Curacao
27,658.4
184
Seychelles
24,189.1
185
Grenada
20,525.7
186
Aruba
16,012.8
187
Guam
15,908.7
188
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
15,789
189
Tonga
15,381.9
190
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
14,557.1
191
Kiribati
13,362.3
192
Antigua and Barbuda
13,101.4
193
Dominica
11,052.3
194
Cayman Islands
10,189.9
195
Andorra
9,018.3
196
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
8,694.8
197
Greenland
8,656.7
198
Bermuda
8,656.7
199
Isle of Man
8,395.4
200
St. Kitts and Nevis
7,278.5
201
Turks and Caicos Islands
7,278.5
202
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
5,822.8
203
Faroe Islands
5,247.1
204
Northern Mariana Islands
4,679
205
American Samoa
4,607.8
206
Marshall Islands
4,596.1
207
Monaco
4,476.7
208
Liechtenstein
4,476.7
209
British Virgin Islands
4,367.1
210
St. Martin (French part)
4,367.1
211
San Marino
3,381.8
212
Gibraltar
3,381.8
213
Palau
2,298.1
214
Tuvalu
1,398.4
215
Naoero
935.8
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