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Food waste per capita (KG)

· 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. 1Cyprus294
  2. 2Maldives260.4
  3. 3Denmark254
  4. 4Syrian Arab Republic227.1
  5. 5Dominican Republic226.8
  6. 6Seychelles225.8
  7. 7Mexico214.7
  8. 8Tunisia212.5
  9. 9Malaysia209.5
  10. 10Iraq205
  11. 11Egypt, Arab Rep.203.8
  12. 12Tanzania192.9
  13. 13Canada188.1
  14. 14Vanuatu184.1
  15. 15Portugal184
  16. 16Bahrain183.3
  17. 17Lebanon183.2
  18. 18Rwanda181.5
  19. 19Romania181
  20. 20Australia176.9
  21. 21Thailand176.3
  22. 22Lao PDR174.1
  23. 23Pakistan172.6
  24. 24Israel170.9
  25. 25Afghanistan169.3
  26. 26Cambodia169.3
  27. 27Switzerland167.4
  28. 28Norway165
  29. 29Grenada163.6
  30. 30Azerbaijan162.8
  31. 31Turkiye162.7
  32. 32Armenia162.7
  33. 33Ecuador162.5
  34. 34Myanmar162.5
  35. 35Timor-Leste162.3
  36. 36Malta162
  37. 37Georgia161.6
  38. 38Turks and Caicos Islands159.3
  39. 39Iceland159
  40. 40Yemen, Rep.159
  41. 41United States158.6
  42. 42Panama158.6
  43. 43Suriname158.4
  44. 44St. Lucia158
  45. 45El Salvador158
  46. 46Paraguay157.9
  47. 47Costa Rica157.9
  48. 48Cuba157.9
  49. 49Guatemala157.9
  50. 50Brunei Darussalam157.2
  51. 51Viet Nam156.7
  52. 52Sudan156.3
  53. 53Jordan156.1
  54. 54Nigeria154.3
  55. 55Peru154.2
  56. 56Morocco153.5
  57. 57Algeria153.5
  58. 58Greenland153.3
  59. 59St. Kitts and Nevis152.7
  60. 60Jamaica152.7
  61. 61Dominica151.9
  62. 62St. Vincent and the Grenadines151.9
  63. 63Haiti151.3
  64. 64Nicaragua151.3
  65. 65Honduras151.2
  66. 66Bolivia151.2
  67. 67Uganda151.1
  68. 68Belgium151
  69. 69Oman150.5
  70. 70Kuwait150.5
  71. 71Aruba150.4
  72. 72United Arab Emirates150.4
  73. 73Singapore149.6
  74. 74Saudi Arabia148.9
  75. 75Cayman Islands148.3
  76. 76Virgin Islands (U.S.)146.4
  77. 77Guyana145.8
  78. 78Bahamas, The145.6
  79. 79Chile145.5
  80. 80Trinidad and Tobago145.5
  81. 81Puerto Rico (US)145.5
  82. 82Uruguay145.5
  83. 83Qatar145
  84. 84Barbados144.7
  85. 85Curacao144.7
  86. 86Brazil144.4
  87. 87Ireland144
  88. 88Tonga143.9
  89. 89Indonesia143.5
  90. 90Fiji142
  91. 91China141.6
  92. 92Argentina141.6
  93. 93Hong Kong SAR, China139.9
  94. 94Kazakhstan139.8
  95. 95Turkmenistan139.8
  96. 96Antigua and Barbuda139.7
  97. 97British Virgin Islands139.5
  98. 98France139
  99. 98Italy139
  100. 99St. Martin (French part)137.4
  101. 100Colombia137
  102. 101Namibia136.8
  103. 102Gabon136.7
  104. 103Mauritius136.6
  105. 104Equatorial Guinea136.2
  106. 105Libya135.8
  107. 106Bermuda134.9
  108. 107Nepal134.9
  109. 108Iran, Islamic Rep.134.9
  110. 109Estonia134
  111. 110Korea, Rep.133.4
  112. 111Guinea-Bissau133.1
  113. 112Gambia, The133
  114. 113Sierra Leone132.9
  115. 114Malawi132.8
  116. 115Central African Republic132.8
  117. 116Togo132.8
  118. 117Somalia, Fed. Rep.132.8
  119. 118Niger132.8
  120. 119Burundi132.8
  121. 120Mozambique132.8
  122. 121Madagascar132.8
  123. 122Mali132.8
  124. 123Burkina Faso132.8
  125. 124Chad132.8
  126. 125South Sudan132.8
  127. 126Liberia132.7
  128. 127Eritrea132.7
  129. 128Sint Maarten (Dutch part)131.8
  130. 129Sao Tome and Principe131.4
  131. 130Austria131
  132. 131Comoros130.4
  133. 132Lesotho130.2
  134. 133Mauritania130
  135. 134Venezuela, RB130
  136. 135Guinea129.9
  137. 136Angola129.9
  138. 137Cote d'Ivoire129.9
  139. 138Congo, Rep.129.9
  140. 139Cameroon129.9
  141. 140Benin129.9
  142. 141Papua New Guinea129.9
  143. 142Djibouti129.8
  144. 143Eswatini129.8
  145. 144Cabo Verde129.3
  146. 145Netherlands129
  147. 145Germany129
  148. 146Palau127.3
  149. 147Uzbekistan126.5
  150. 148Kyrgyz Republic126.5
  151. 149Tajikistan126.5
  152. 150Montenegro125.6
  153. 151Samoa125.2
  154. 152Albania124.9
  155. 153Bosnia and Herzegovina124.9
  156. 154Ghana124.8
  157. 155North Macedonia124.8
  158. 156Bangladesh124.5
  159. 157Latvia124
  160. 158Tuvalu123.6
  161. 159Poland123
  162. 160Serbia122.8
  163. 161Monaco122.8
  164. 162Korea, Dem. People's Rep.122.7
  165. 163Kenya122.6
  166. 164Greece122.1
  167. 165Luxembourg122
  168. 166New Caledonia120.7
  169. 167Belize120.6
  170. 168Zambia118.7
  171. 169Sri Lanka118
  172. 170Senegal117.5
  173. 171Sweden117
  174. 172French Polynesia116.6
  175. 173Macao SAR, China115
  176. 174Liechtenstein113.8
  177. 175Andorra113
  178. 176Marshall Islands110.6
  179. 177Philippines110.1
  180. 178Ethiopia110.1
  181. 179Finland109
  182. 180Slovak Republic106
  183. 181American Samoa104.1
  184. 182New Zealand103.6
  185. 183Gibraltar103.6
  186. 184Congo, Dem. Rep.102.9
  187. 185Kiribati101.8
  188. 186Belarus101.5
  189. 187Moldova101.4
  190. 188Czechia101
  191. 189San Marino100.5
  192. 190Isle of Man99.3
  193. 191Faroe Islands98.8
  194. 192Lithuania98
  195. 193India97.3
  196. 194Botswana96.7
  197. 195United Kingdom95.2
  198. 196Bulgaria95
  199. 197Ukraine94.8
  200. 198Northern Mariana Islands94.4
  201. 199South Africa93.4
  202. 200Guam92.6
  203. 201Zimbabwe88
  204. 202Hungary84
  205. 203Solomon Islands83.7
  206. 204Japan80.6
  207. 205Micronesia, Fed. Sts.76.2
  208. 206Naoero73.9
  209. 207Croatia72
  210. 208Slovenia71
  211. 209Spain65
  212. 210Bhutan61.3
  213. 211Mongolia59.8
  214. 212Russian Federation55.5
  215. 213West Bank and Gaza53.6

Food waste per capita (KG)