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783m people face chronic hunger. Yet the world wastes 19% of its food, UN says
783m people face chronic hunger. Yet the world wastes 19% of its food, UN says
World NewsMar 28, 2024
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 UN Environment Programme's Food Waste Index Report, published Wednesday, tracks the progress of countries to halve food waste by 2030. The UN 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