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$1 trillion worth of food was binned in 2022 at a time when nearly 800 million people were going hungry

The UN Environment Program’s Food Waste Index Report 2024 highlights that latest data from 2022 shows 1.05 billion tons of food went to waste.

Households across all continents wasted more than 1 billion meals a day in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger and one-third of humanity faced food insecurity.Food waste continues to hurt the global economy and fuel climate ...

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that since 2021, there’s been a strengthening of the data infrastructure with more studies tracking food waste. | Pulse Nigeria

Households around the world threw away one billion meals every single day in 2022 in what the United Nations yesterday called a “global tragedy” of food waste.

Global food waste has skyrocketed, with over 1 billion meals wasted daily and over $1 trillion worth of food waste generated annually.

The sorry state of food wastage has worsened compared to the previous estimate

In 2022, households worldwide wasted more than one billion meals daily, even as 783 million people experienced hunger, and a third of the global population grappled with food insecurity.

In 2022, households worldwide wasted more than 1 billion meals daily, even as 783 million people experienced hunger, and a third of the global population grappled with food insecurity. These are key findings from the UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024, released today ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste.

Emine Erdogan calls for concerted efforts to tackle environmental degradation and promote sustainability.