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Food waste (Tonnes)

· higher is better · 215 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2022
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League table

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  1. 1China201.97M
  2. 2India137.94M
  3. 3United States53.67M
  4. 4Pakistan40.7M
  5. 5Indonesia39.54M
  6. 6Nigeria33.71M
  7. 7Brazil31.1M
  8. 8Mexico27.38M
  9. 9Egypt, Arab Rep.22.62M
  10. 10Bangladesh21.32M
  11. 11Viet Nam15.38M
  12. 12Turkiye13.89M
  13. 13Ethiopia13.58M
  14. 14Philippines12.73M
  15. 15Thailand12.64M
  16. 16Tanzania12.63M
  17. 17Iran, Islamic Rep.11.94M
  18. 18Germany10.78M
  19. 19Congo, Dem. Rep.10.19M
  20. 20Japan9.99M
  21. 21France9.45M
  22. 22Iraq9.12M
  23. 23Myanmar8.8M
  24. 24Italy8.2M
  25. 25Russian Federation8.04M
  26. 26Sudan7.33M
  27. 27Canada7.23M
  28. 28Uganda7.14M
  29. 29Malaysia7.11M
  30. 30Colombia7.11M
  31. 31Afghanistan6.96M
  32. 32Korea, Rep.6.91M
  33. 33Algeria6.89M
  34. 34Kenya6.63M
  35. 35Argentina6.45M
  36. 36United Kingdom6.43M
  37. 37Morocco5.75M
  38. 38South Africa5.59M
  39. 39Saudi Arabia5.42M
  40. 40Yemen, Rep.5.36M
  41. 41Peru5.25M
  42. 42Syrian Arab Republic5.02M
  43. 43Australia4.63M
  44. 44Angola4.62M
  45. 45Poland4.55M
  46. 46Uzbekistan4.38M
  47. 47Mozambique4.38M
  48. 48Ghana4.18M
  49. 49Nepal4.12M
  50. 50Madagascar3.93M
  51. 51Ukraine3.76M
  52. 52Venezuela, RB3.68M
  53. 53Cote d'Ivoire3.66M
  54. 54Cameroon3.63M
  55. 55Niger3.48M
  56. 56Romania3.45M
  57. 57Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.2M
  58. 58Spain3.1M
  59. 59Burkina Faso3.01M
  60. 60Mali3M
  61. 61Ecuador2.93M
  62. 62Chile2.85M
  63. 63Cambodia2.84M
  64. 64Guatemala2.82M
  65. 65Kazakhstan2.71M
  66. 66Malawi2.71M
  67. 67Tunisia2.63M
  68. 68Sri Lanka2.58M
  69. 69Dominican Republic2.55M
  70. 70Rwanda2.5M
  71. 71Zambia2.38M
  72. 72Chad2.35M
  73. 73Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.34M
  74. 74Netherlands2.29M
  75. 75Senegal2.04M
  76. 76Portugal1.93M
  77. 77Bolivia1.85M
  78. 78Guinea1.8M
  79. 79Cuba1.77M
  80. 80Jordan1.76M
  81. 81Belgium1.76M
  82. 82Haiti1.75M
  83. 83Benin1.73M
  84. 84Burundi1.71M
  85. 85Azerbaijan1.69M
  86. 86Honduras1.58M
  87. 87Israel1.54M
  88. 88Denmark1.5M
  89. 89Switzerland1.46M
  90. 90South Sudan1.45M
  91. 91Zimbabwe1.44M
  92. 92United Arab Emirates1.42M
  93. 93Papua New Guinea1.32M
  94. 94Lao PDR1.31M
  95. 95Greece1.27M
  96. 96Tajikistan1.26M
  97. 97Sweden1.23M
  98. 98Austria1.18M
  99. 99Togo1.18M
  100. 100Sierra Leone1.14M
  101. 101Czechia1.08M
  102. 102Paraguay1.07M
  103. 103Nicaragua1.05M
  104. 104Hong Kong SAR, China1.05M
  105. 105Lebanon1.01M
  106. 106El Salvador1M
  107. 107Belarus967,941.3
  108. 108Libya925,305.6
  109. 109Norway902,731
  110. 110Turkmenistan899,139.9
  111. 111Singapore893,812.8
  112. 112Serbia886,833
  113. 113Kyrgyz Republic838,893.9
  114. 114Costa Rica817,871.2
  115. 115Hungary810,600
  116. 116Congo, Rep.775,742.3
  117. 117Ireland749,243
  118. 118Central African Republic741,102.2
  119. 119Liberia703,914.3
  120. 120Panama699,138.2
  121. 121Oman688,944.6
  122. 122Kuwait642,313
  123. 123Mauritania615,916
  124. 124Bulgaria614,928
  125. 125Finland607,709
  126. 126Georgia605,279.8
  127. 127Slovak Republic574,824
  128. 128New Zealand537,334.5
  129. 129Uruguay497,851.7
  130. 130Eritrea488,755.6
  131. 131Puerto Rico (US)473,104.7
  132. 132Armenia452,428.6
  133. 133Jamaica431,706.7
  134. 134Bosnia and Herzegovina403,903.8
  135. 135Qatar390,858.4
  136. 136Gambia, The359,926
  137. 137Albania355,135.3
  138. 138Namibia351,043.1
  139. 139Moldova331,778.6
  140. 140Gabon326,456.4
  141. 141Lesotho300,161.6
  142. 142West Bank and Gaza281,217
  143. 143Guinea-Bissau280,237.6
  144. 144Croatia278,838
  145. 145Bahrain269,850.2
  146. 146Lithuania269,500
  147. 147Cyprus268,398
  148. 148North Macedonia261,349.5
  149. 149Botswana254,308.4
  150. 150Latvia232,442
  151. 151Equatorial Guinea228,109.7
  152. 152Trinidad and Tobago222,723.1
  153. 153Timor-Leste217,757.7
  154. 154Mongolia203,122.1
  155. 155Estonia180,747
  156. 156Mauritius177,570.4
  157. 157Eswatini155,928.1
  158. 158Slovenia150,839
  159. 159Djibouti145,532.9
  160. 160Maldives136,412.5
  161. 161Fiji132,065.5
  162. 162Guyana117,912.3
  163. 163Comoros109,149.7
  164. 164Suriname97,891.9
  165. 165Malta86,295
  166. 166Macao SAR, China79,929.8
  167. 167Luxembourg79,406
  168. 168Montenegro78,780
  169. 169Cabo Verde76,664.6
  170. 170Brunei Darussalam70,577.5
  171. 171Solomon Islands60,629.1
  172. 172Iceland60,587
  173. 173Vanuatu60,156.1
  174. 174Bahamas, The59,684
  175. 175Belize48,882.6
  176. 176Bhutan47,959.8
  177. 177Barbados40,759.8
  178. 178French Polynesia35,710.8
  179. 179New Caledonia34,998.1
  180. 180Sao Tome and Principe29,886.2
  181. 181St. Lucia28,420.2
  182. 182Samoa27,836.6
  183. 183Curacao27,658.4
  184. 184Seychelles24,189.1
  185. 185Grenada20,525.7
  186. 186Aruba16,012.8
  187. 187Guam15,908.7
  188. 188St. Vincent and the Grenadines15,789
  189. 189Tonga15,381.9
  190. 190Virgin Islands (U.S.)14,557.1
  191. 191Kiribati13,362.3
  192. 192Antigua and Barbuda13,101.4
  193. 193Dominica11,052.3
  194. 194Cayman Islands10,189.9
  195. 195Andorra9,018.3
  196. 196Micronesia, Fed. Sts.8,694.8
  197. 197Bermuda8,656.7
  198. 197Greenland8,656.7
  199. 198Isle of Man8,395.4
  200. 199Turks and Caicos Islands7,278.5
  201. 199St. Kitts and Nevis7,278.5
  202. 200Sint Maarten (Dutch part)5,822.8
  203. 201Faroe Islands5,247.1
  204. 202Northern Mariana Islands4,679
  205. 203American Samoa4,607.8
  206. 204Marshall Islands4,596.1
  207. 205Liechtenstein4,476.7
  208. 205Monaco4,476.7
  209. 206St. Martin (French part)4,367.1
  210. 206British Virgin Islands4,367.1
  211. 207Gibraltar3,381.8
  212. 207San Marino3,381.8
  213. 208Palau2,298.1
  214. 209Tuvalu1,398.4
  215. 210Naoero935.8

Food waste (Tonnes)