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Country | Food Waste Per Capita 2024↓ | Annual Food Waste 2024 | Food Waste Per Capita 2021 | Annual Food Waste 2021 | |
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![]() | Kuwait | 230.38 | 1.1M | 91.21 | 397.7K |
![]() | Maldives | 204.39 | 107.9K | 73.02 | 37.7K |
![]() | Tunisia | 172.83 | 2.1M | 88.34 | 1.1M |
![]() | Dominican Republic | 157.47 | 1.8M | 69.93 | 777.8K |
![]() | Egypt | 155.19 | 18.1M | 82.35 | 9.1M |
![]() | Seychelles | 154.04 | 20.1K | 74.22 | 9.1K |
![]() | Syria | 153.94 | 3.8M | 81.92 | 1.8M |
![]() | Tanzania | 145.28 | 10M | 109.94 | 6.9M |
![]() | Vanuatu | 142.44 | 46.7K | 89.24 | 27.3K |
![]() | Iraq | 138.53 | 6.4M | 109.92 | 4.7M |
![]() | Western Sahara | 137.10 | 81K | ||
![]() | Rwanda | 135.92 | 1.9M | 155.40 | 2.1M |
![]() | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 134.68 | 758 | ||
![]() | Anguilla | 129.61 | 1.9K | ||
![]() | Cook Islands | 125.57 | 1.7K | ||
![]() | Afghanistan | 122.63 | 5.2M | 77.73 | 3.1M |
![]() | Pakistan | 122.40 | 30.8M | 66.59 | 15.9M |
![]() | Portugal | 122.15 | 1.3M | 82.94 | 861.8K |
![]() | Lebanon | 120.88 | 701.8K | 125.48 | 717.5K |
![]() | Bahrain | 120.48 | 193.6K | 143.94 | 216.2K |
![]() | Switzerland | 116.78 | 1M | 70.75 | 616K |
![]() | Serbia | 115.86 | 780.5K | 106.24 | 726.2K |
![]() | Saudi Arabia | 112.44 | 3.8M | 114.72 | 3.6M |
![]() | Morocco | 110.81 | 4.2M | 89.83 | 3.3M |
![]() | Algeria | 108.04 | 5.1M | 87.54 | 3.9M |
![]() | Sudan | 107.33 | 5.4M | 86.60 | 4.2M |
![]() | Nigeria | 106.55 | 24.8M | 173.62 | 37.9M |
![]() | Italy | 106.45 | 6.3M | 67.97 | 4.1M |
![]() | Uganda | 104.15 | 5.2M | 99.02 | 4.5M |
![]() | United States Virgin Islands | 103.67 | 8.8K | 88.66 | 7.7K |
![]() | Hong Kong | 102.49 | 759.9K | 70.95 | 531K |
![]() | Mexico | 102.16 | 13.4M | 93.85 | 12M |
![]() | Azerbaijan | 102.11 | 1.1M | 91.35 | 934.9K |
![]() | Grenada | 101.31 | 11.9K | 69.52 | 8.1K |
![]() | Saint Martin | 101.08 | 2.6K | 93.76 | 2.8K |
![]() | Cape Verde | 100.18 | 52.6K | 106 | 54.8K |
![]() | Turkey | 99.39 | 8.7M | 89.55 | 7.8M |
![]() | Georgia | 99.18 | 377.6K | 106.53 | 403.6K |
![]() | Panama | 98.62 | 445.3K | 72.24 | 313.9K |
![]() | Jordan | 98.40 | 1.1M | 84.93 | 939.9K |
![]() | North Macedonia | 98.36 | 179.3K | 93.18 | 172.5K |
![]() | Palestine | 97.33 | 534.9K | 96.73 | 501.6K |
![]() | Dominica | 96.58 | 6.4K | 77.39 | 5.2K |
![]() | Central African Republic | 96.30 | 513.4K | 95.32 | 487.3K |
![]() | Australia | 95.80 | 2.6M | 98.75 | 2.6M |
![]() | Eritrea | 95.76 | 338.6K | 107.20 | 359.1K |
![]() | Brazil | 95.71 | 20.3M | 60.03 | 12.6M |
![]() | Nepal | 95.51 | 2.8M | 76.32 | 2.2M |
![]() | Ecuador | 95.26 | 1.7M | 71.17 | 1.3M |
![]() | Armenia | 95.24 | 283.2K | 95.88 | 275.2K |
![]() | South Korea | 95.15 | 4.9M | 70.55 | 3.7M |
![]() | Turks and Caicos Islands | 94.57 | 4.4K | 62.42 | 2.8K |
![]() | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 93.95 | 4.4K | 83.46 | 3.9K |
![]() | Mayotte | 93.52 | 30.5K | ||
![]() | Cuba | 93.25 | 1M | 73.81 | 820.9K |
![]() | Israel | 93.15 | 874.4K | 94.87 | 848.4K |
![]() | Tonga | 93.02 | 9.7K | 75 | 7.9K |
![]() | Venezuela | 92.48 | 2.6M | 73.15 | 2.1M |
![]() | Costa Rica | 92.23 | 473.1K | 72.25 | 365.6K |
![]() | Sierra Leone | 91.66 | 792.1K | 99.12 | 802.4K |
![]() | Saint Lucia | 91.47 | 16.4K | 74.17 | 13.2K |
![]() | El Salvador | 91.36 | 579.1K | 82.62 | 516.8K |
![]() | Tuvalu | 91.33 | 881 | 86.13 | 878 |
![]() | Argentina | 90.97 | 4.2M | 71.58 | 3.2M |
![]() | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 90.78 | 9.1K | 77.90 | 8K |
![]() | Nicaragua | 90.59 | 626.5K | 78.89 | 524.2K |
![]() | Fiji | 90.38 | 83.9K | 73.51 | 67.4K |
![]() | Malta | 90.36 | 48.8K | 108.34 | 56.8K |
![]() | Gambia | 90.33 | 249.3K | 93.59 | 241.1K |
![]() | Curacao | 90.17 | 16.7K | 65.18 | 12.1K |
![]() | Greece | 89.96 | 903.9K | 140.27 | 1.5M |
![]() | Bahamas | 89.93 | 36.1K | 72.64 | 28.8K |
![]() | Iran | 89.64 | 8.2M | 66.53 | 5.9M |
![]() | French Polynesia | 89.61 | 25.3K | 78.56 | 22K |
![]() | Aruba | 89.59 | 9.7K | 73.06 | 7.9K |
![]() | Paraguay | 89.37 | 619.3K | 76.34 | 510.3K |
![]() | Trinidad and Tobago | 89.32 | 134.7K | 69.32 | 103.1K |
![]() | Suriname | 89.26 | 56.6K | 68.15 | 42.1K |
![]() | Niger | 89.20 | 2.4M | 97.70 | 2.4M |
![]() | Uruguay | 88.89 | 301K | 75.34 | 255.9K |
![]() | Haiti | 88.75 | 1M | 82.37 | 936.9K |
![]() | Bolivia | 88.75 | 1.1M | 77.24 | 922K |
![]() | Burkina Faso | 88.57 | 2.1M | 94.88 | 2.1M |
![]() | Guatemala | 88.53 | 1.6M | 72.36 | 1.3M |
![]() | Puerto Rico | 88.23 | 286.1K | 66.66 | 216.9K |
![]() | Guinea-Bissau | 88.18 | 194.1K | 95.81 | 197.3K |
![]() | Lesotho | 88.08 | 205.9K | 93.59 | 211.7K |
![]() | Luxembourg | 87.89 | 59.1K | 86.10 | 55.1K |
![]() | Mozambique | 87.58 | 3M | 98.35 | 3.1M |
![]() | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 87.58 | 277.1K | 84.21 | 273.3K |
![]() | Chile | 87.29 | 1.7M | 72.01 | 1.4M |
![]() | Albania | 87.28 | 243.7K | 83.69 | 238.5K |
![]() | Barbados | 87.25 | 24.6K | 75.20 | 21.2K |
![]() | Peru | 87.20 | 3M | 71.02 | 2.4M |
![]() | Sao Tome and Principe | 87.03 | 20.5K | 96.51 | 21.4K |
![]() | Liberia | 86.87 | 487.6K | 96.41 | 507K |
![]() | Honduras | 86.85 | 940.3K | 75.85 | 780.5K |
![]() | Laos | 86.72 | 673.8K | 83.05 | 619K |
![]() | Malawi | 86.71 | 1.9M | 95.43 | 1.9M |
![]() | Samoa | 86.49 | 18.9K | 69.81 | 14.9K |
![]() | Comoros | 86.39 | 74.9K | 103.57 | 84.7K |
![]() | Thailand | 86.24 | 6.2M | 76.38 | 5.5M |
![]() | New Caledonia | 86.16 | 25.2K | 78.03 | 22.3K |
![]() | Eswatini | 86.05 | 107K | 94.76 | 114.3K |
![]() | Yemen | 86 | 3.5M | 81.50 | 3M |
![]() | Guyana | 85.79 | 71.3K | 69.53 | 56.7K |
![]() | Jamaica | 85.72 | 243.4K | 75.26 | 213.6K |
![]() | Togo | 85.57 | 814.2K | 93.49 | 830K |
![]() | Oman | 85.47 | 451.4K | 104.51 | 470.3K |
![]() | Cameroon | 85.41 | 2.5M | 95.75 | 2.6M |
![]() | Djibouti | 85.41 | 99.8K | 86.48 | 97K |
![]() | Papua New Guinea | 85.40 | 903.2K | 79.77 | 798.8K |
![]() | Madagascar | 85.22 | 2.7M | 93.28 | 2.8M |
![]() | Somalia | 85.18 | 1.6M | 91.82 | 1.6M |
![]() | Gabon | 85.02 | 215.8K | 84.04 | 199.7K |
![]() | Mali | 84.90 | 2.1M | 90.17 | 2M |
![]() | Montenegro | 84.66 | 54.1K | 86.09 | 52K |
![]() | Greenland | 84.49 | 4.7K | 74.55 | 4.2K |
![]() | Antigua and Barbuda | 84.48 | 7.9K | 77.73 | 7.2K |
![]() | Burundi | 84.42 | 1.2M | 91.33 | 1.2M |
![]() | United Arab Emirates | 84.38 | 930.4K | 94.36 | 923.7K |
![]() | South Sudan | 84.04 | 1M | 104.55 | 1.1M |
![]() | Saint Barthelemy | 84.03 | 946 | ||
![]() | Republic of the Congo | 84.02 | 532.1K | 90.94 | 535.9K |
![]() | Monaco | 83.74 | 3.2K | 72.57 | 2.8K |
![]() | Angola | 83.72 | 3.2M | 91.78 | 3.2M |
![]() | Guinea | 83.72 | 1.2M | 95.66 | 1.3M |
![]() | Kazakhstan | 82.99 | 1.7M | 71.14 | 1.4M |
![]() | Cayman Islands | 82.76 | 6.2K | 68.44 | 4.8K |
![]() | Qatar | 82.28 | 250.8K | 95.11 | 267.7K |
![]() | Benin | 82.27 | 1.2M | 87.62 | 1.2M |
![]() | Mauritania | 81.72 | 422.5K | 95.19 | 450.7K |
![]() | Ghana | 81.70 | 2.8M | 78.58 | 2.6M |
![]() | Uzbekistan | 81.63 | 3M | 87.66 | 3M |
![]() | Austria | 81.35 | 742K | 38.95 | 349.2K |
![]() | Bangladesh | 81.25 | 14.1M | 63.33 | 10.6M |
![]() | Sint Maarten | 81.22 | 3.5K | 75.39 | 3.1K |
![]() | Liechtenstein | 81.14 | 3.2K | 69.79 | 2.7K |
![]() | Latvia | 81.04 | 151.7K | 77.04 | 145.3K |
![]() | Tajikistan | 80.53 | 852.9K | 90.92 | 906.2K |
![]() | Andorra | 80.52 | 6.6K | 82.92 | 6.5K |
![]() | Cambodia | 80.49 | 1.4M | 83.86 | 1.4M |
![]() | Chad | 80.31 | 1.6M | 91.86 | 1.6M |
![]() | Equatorial Guinea | 79.69 | 150.8K | 70.88 | 124.7K |
![]() | Kyrgyzstan | 79.08 | 568.3K | 85.62 | 584K |
![]() | Ivory Coast | 78.59 | 2.5M | 86.41 | 2.6M |
![]() | Denmark | 77.71 | 464.5K | 80.15 | 469.4K |
![]() | Libya | 77.62 | 572.9K | 71.92 | 513.1K |
![]() | Malaysia | 77.47 | 2.8M | 85.22 | 2.9M |
![]() | Myanmar | 77.47 | 4.2M | 87.40 | 4.7M |
![]() | Kenya | 77.10 | 4.4M | 98.04 | 5.2M |
![]() | Germany | 76.91 | 6.5M | 74.84 | 6.3M |
![]() | Namibia | 76.60 | 232.1K | 81.60 | 229.3K |
![]() | China | 76.56 | 108.7M | 64.25 | 91.6M |
![]() | Moldova | 76.13 | 231.1K | 101.67 | 307.4K |
![]() | Canada | 75.99 | 3M | 76.41 | 2.9M |
![]() | Norway | 75.95 | 423.5K | 78.37 | 423.9K |
![]() | Turkmenistan | 75.58 | 566.4K | 63.44 | 449.9K |
![]() | Timor-Leste | 74.55 | 104.4K | 82.69 | 111.6K |
![]() | Belarus | 74.43 | 674.1K | 69.87 | 646.4K |
![]() | United Kingdom | 73.72 | 5.1M | 76.84 | 5.2M |
![]() | Brunei | 73.71 | 34.1K | 76.91 | 34.7K |
![]() | San Marino | 73.67 | 2.5K | 82.64 | 2.9K |
![]() | Macau | 73.61 | 53K | 65.86 | 45.7K |
![]() | Zambia | 73.19 | 1.6M | 70.99 | 1.4M |
![]() | Bermuda | 72.99 | 4.7K | 71.25 | 4.6K |
![]() | Ukraine | 72.85 | 2.8M | 75.51 | 3.3M |
![]() | Senegal | 71.80 | 1.3M | 94.24 | 1.6M |
![]() | Sri Lanka | 71.68 | 1.7M | 71.26 | 1.6M |
![]() | Isle of Man | 71.64 | 6K | 76.64 | 6.4K |
![]() | United States | 71.55 | 24.7M | 56.91 | 19.4M |
![]() | Palau | 71.38 | 1.3K | 79.68 | 1.4K |
![]() | Iceland | 70.89 | 27.9K | 69.31 | 25.8K |
![]() | Belgium | 70.52 | 827.9K | 49.78 | 576K |
![]() | Singapore | 70.16 | 409.2K | 83.91 | 465.4K |
![]() | Vietnam | 70.11 | 7.1M | 74.26 | 7.3M |
![]() | American Samoa | 69.67 | 3.3K | 85.06 | 4.2K |
![]() | Romania | 69.63 | 1.3M | 70.30 | 1.4M |
![]() | Colombia | 69.08 | 3.7M | 69.26 | 3.5M |
![]() | Faroe Islands | 68.01 | 3.8K | 69.61 | 3.7K |
![]() | Hungary | 68 | 658K | 93.60 | 908.7K |
![]() | Northern Mariana Islands | 67.57 | 3K | 95.83 | 4.5K |
![]() | Czech Republic | 67.42 | 723.8K | 70.93 | 746.9K |
![]() | Marshall Islands | 67.27 | 2.5K | 107.62 | 4.5K |
![]() | British Virgin Islands | 66.91 | 2.6K | 58.66 | 2.2K |
![]() | Slovakia | 66.57 | 366.6K | 70.06 | 381.3K |
![]() | Cyprus | 65.34 | 88.8K | 86.02 | 113.3K |
![]() | Ethiopia | 64.69 | 8.5M | 84.55 | 10.3M |
![]() | Gibraltar | 62.91 | 2.5K | 77.05 | 2.8K |
![]() | Poland | 62.06 | 2.4M | 55.72 | 2.1M |
![]() | New Zealand | 60.72 | 316.6K | 57.12 | 291.8K |
![]() | Sweden | 60.67 | 643.5K | 78.05 | 812.9K |
![]() | Guam | 60.63 | 10.2K | 80.42 | 13.2K |
![]() | Spain | 60.43 | 2.9M | 75.71 | 3.6M |
![]() | Kiribati | 59.89 | 8.1K | 83.38 | 10.7K |
![]() | Japan | 59.78 | 7.4M | 64.93 | 8.2M |
![]() | Estonia | 59.63 | 81.1K | 77.15 | 102.7K |
![]() | France | 59.24 | 3.9M | 83.57 | 5.5M |
![]() | Netherlands | 56.84 | 1M | 48.21 | 854.9K |
![]() | Croatia | 55.12 | 213.6K | 88.69 | 348.1K |
![]() | India | 53.89 | 78.2M | 48.62 | 68.8M |
![]() | Botswana | 52.59 | 132.6K | 88.20 | 211.8K |
![]() | Finland | 52.27 | 293.6K | 65.32 | 361.9K |
![]() | Indonesia | 51.95 | 14.7M | 75.66 | 20.9M |
![]() | Belize | 51.78 | 21.6K | 52.02 | 20.6K |
![]() | Nauru | 50.05 | 598 | 72.59 | 850 |
![]() | Zimbabwe | 47.57 | 791.2K | 92.33 | 1.5M |
![]() | Ireland | 45.85 | 241K | 53.11 | 267.1K |
![]() | South Africa | 44.06 | 2.8M | 37.87 | 2.3M |
![]() | Solomon Islands | 38.14 | 31.2K | 79.94 | 61K |
![]() | Micronesia | 37.16 | 4.2K | 92.79 | 10.4K |
![]() | Slovenia | 36.02 | 76.3K | 33.64 | 71.1K |
![]() | Russia | 33.35 | 4.8M | 33.38 | 4.9M |
![]() | Bulgaria | 26.09 | 176.3K | 69.60 | 478.7K |
![]() | Philippines | 25.50 | 3M | 82.53 | 9.3M |
![]() | DR Congo | 19.26 | 2.1M | 89.89 | 8.9M |
![]() | Bhutan | 19.04 | 15.1K | 77.38 | 60K |
![]() | Mongolia | 17.37 | 60.4K | 74.91 | 250.2K |
![]() | Lithuania | 12.77 | 36.5K | 75.24 | 210.3K |
![]() | Mauritius | 8.97 | 11.4K | 92.71 | 118.6K |
![]() | North Korea | 78.93 | 2.1M |
Country | Food Waste Per Capita 2024 |
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Kuwait | 230.38 |
Maldives | 204.39 |
Tunisia | 172.83 |
Dominican Republic | 157.47 |
Egypt | 155.19 |
Seychelles | 154.04 |
Syria | 153.94 |
Tanzania | 145.28 |
Vanuatu | 142.44 |
Iraq | 138.53 |
The gross amount of food waste in China exceeds 108 million tons annually, as of 2024. The large quantities of food waste reported by China, while considerable, probably shouldn’t be too much of a surprise for the world’s most populous country. Per capita, about 76 kg of food is wasted each year.
The gross amount of food waste for India exceeds 78 million tons. Much like China, India’s sheer population numbers unsurprisingly result in larger amounts of unused food. About 54 kg of food is wasted per Indian annually.
In Pakistan, almost 31 million tons of food was wasted in the year 2024. Per capita, Pakistanis waste as much food as Chinese and Indians combined, at 122 kg in a year.
Nigeria wasted 24.8 million tons of food in 2024. That was about 106 kg per capita. The biggest reasons for food waste in Nigeria are poor storage facilities, inefficient transportation, and limited access to markets, causing much of the harvest to spoil before it ever reaches consumers.
The gross amount of food waste in the US exceeds 24 million tons per year. That’s about 71 kg per capita. While other countries can cite population numbers as the inherent reason for food waste, the US can’t make that claim. For the most powerful nation on earth, food waste is a result of being the world’s largest consumer of food.
The gross amount of food waste in Brazil exceeds 20 million tons. The per capita amount is about 95 kg per year. In Brazil, most food waste happens during harvesting, storage, and transportation, where infrastructure gaps and handling losses cause large amounts of food to spoil before reaching store shelves.
In Egypt, the gross amount of food waste exceeds 18 million tons. That is about 155 kg per capita, placing Egypt as one of the top food wasting countries per capita in the world.
The gross amount of food waste in Indonesia is almost 15 million tons. The amount per capita is almost 52 kg. In Indonesia, food waste is driven largely by inefficient supply chains, poor storage practices, and consumer habits like over-purchasing and improper food handling at home.
The gross amount of food waste in Bangladesh is just over 4 million tons annually. Per capita, that is about 82 kg per year. In Bangladesh, food waste is mainly caused by outdated farming methods, lack of cold storage, and spoilage during transportation to crowded urban markets.
The gross amount of food waste in Mexico is about 13.4 million tons. Per capita, this amounts to 102 kg of food wasted each year. In Mexico, food waste is largely the result of inefficient distribution networks, supply chain losses, and consumer practices like discarding food that is still safe to eat.