Numbers: Cut down food waste

3

Ranking of global food waste if it were a country, as it would be the third largest generator of greenhouse gases in the world, behind China and the US

26%

of fresh tomatoes in the United States never make it into consumer hands

250

cubic kilometres is the total volume of water used each year to produce food that is lost or wasted — equivalent to the annual flow of Russia’s Volga River, or three times the volume of Lake Geneva

45%

of all fruits and vegetables are lost or wasted each year

150

kilograms of food per household per year can potentially be diverted from landfills through composting at home

Sources: World Economic Forum, Food and Agriculture Organisation