It is estimated that people in Greece produce 142 kilograms of household food waste every year. This is considerably higher than the volume of food waste produced by people in other European countries. Germany produces the most household food waste in Europe, but on average each person produces 75 kilograms of food waste every year.
Annual household food waste produced per capita in selected countries in Europe as of 2020*
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Waste in kilograms per capita
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UNEP. (March 4, 2021). Annual household food waste produced per capita in selected countries in Europe as of 2020* (in kilograms per capita) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219830/per-capita-food-waste-of-selected-countries-in-europe/
UNEP. "Annual household food waste produced per capita in selected countries in Europe as of 2020* (in kilograms per capita)." Chart. March 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219830/per-capita-food-waste-of-selected-countries-in-europe/
UNEP. (2021). Annual household food waste produced per capita in selected countries in Europe as of 2020* (in kilograms per capita). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219830/per-capita-food-waste-of-selected-countries-in-europe/
UNEP. "Annual Household Food Waste Produced per Capita in Selected Countries in Europe as of 2020* (in Kilograms per Capita)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219830/per-capita-food-waste-of-selected-countries-in-europe/
UNEP, Annual household food waste produced per capita in selected countries in Europe as of 2020* (in kilograms per capita) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219830/per-capita-food-waste-of-selected-countries-in-europe/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Annual household food waste produced per capita in selected countries in Europe as of 2020* (in kilograms per capita) [Graph], UNEP, March 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219830/per-capita-food-waste-of-selected-countries-in-europe/