India's Per Capita Food Waste 55kg/yr, Says UN
The New Indian Express|March 28, 2024
A new United Nations Food Waste Index Report estimates that Indian households waste 78.2 million tonnes of food every year despite India housing the world's largest hungerpopulation.
JITENDRA CHOUBEY
India's Per Capita Food Waste 55kg/yr, Says UN

The report published by UN Environment Programme, ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste, points out India's per capita food waste at 55 kg per year. It also underlines rural India waste food less compared to urban areas.

In South Asia, Bhutan (19kg/ year) has the lowest per capita food waste in the country while Pakistan has the highest (130kg/year). Food wastage became a serious issue in India as India housed 233.9 million out of world's 783 million populations as per Global Hunger Index 2023 report.

India ranked 111 out of 125 countries, indicating a hunger severity level of "serious" for the country.

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