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783 million people face chronic hunger. Yet the world wastes 19% of its food, UN says

By CARLOS MUREITHI - Mar 27, 2024, 08:40 AM ET
Last Updated - Mar 27, 2024, 08:40 AM EDT
UN Food Waste Report
FILE - A person picks through trash for reusable items as a fire rages at the Bhalswa landfill in New Delhi, April 27, 2022. A new United Nations report estimates that 19% of the food produced around the world went to waste in 2022. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

A new United Nations report estimates that 19% of the food produced around the world went to waste in 2022

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The world wasted an estimated 19% of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to a new United Nations report.

The U.N. Environment Programme's Food Waste Index Report, published Wednesday, tracks the progress of countries to halve food waste by 2030.

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The U.N. said the number of countries reporting for the index nearly doubled from the first report in 2021. The 2021 report estimated that 17% of the food produced globally in 2019, or 931 million metric tons (1.03 billion tons), was wasted, but authors warned against direct comparisons because of the lack of sufficient data from many countries.

The report is co-authored by UNEP and Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), an international charity.

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