♦ The UN Environment Agency (UNEP) released its Food Waste Index Report 2024 on 27 March 2024. According to this over 1.05 billion tonnes of food went to waste in 2022. 

♦ Most of the world’s food waste comes from households, totalling 631 million tonnes of the total food squandered. The food service and retail sectors were responsible for 290 and 131 million tonnes accordingly. On average, each person wastes 79 kilogrammes of food annually. This is the equivalent of 1.3 meals every day for everyone in the world impacted by hunger, the report authors underscore.