It is estimated that Germany produces more than six million metric tons of household food waste every year. This makes Germany the biggest producer of food waste throughout Europe, followed by France and the United Kingdom.
Annual household food waste produced in selected countries in Europe as of 2020*
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Waste in metric tons per year
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UNEP. (March 4, 2021). Annual household food waste produced in selected countries in Europe as of 2020* (in metric tons per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219815/food-waste-of-selected-countries-in-europe/
UNEP. "Annual household food waste produced in selected countries in Europe as of 2020* (in metric tons per year)." Chart. March 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219815/food-waste-of-selected-countries-in-europe/
UNEP. (2021). Annual household food waste produced in selected countries in Europe as of 2020* (in metric tons per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219815/food-waste-of-selected-countries-in-europe/
UNEP. "Annual Household Food Waste Produced in Selected Countries in Europe as of 2020* (in Metric Tons per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219815/food-waste-of-selected-countries-in-europe/
UNEP, Annual household food waste produced in selected countries in Europe as of 2020* (in metric tons per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219815/food-waste-of-selected-countries-in-europe/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Annual household food waste produced in selected countries in Europe as of 2020* (in metric tons per year) [Graph], UNEP, March 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219815/food-waste-of-selected-countries-in-europe/