This statistic displays the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the food waste that occurs during the postharvest, processing, and distribution phase of the food cycle worldwide as of 2015, by region. In that year, there was some 460 million metric tons of GHG emissions from the food wasted during the postharvest, processing, and distribution phase of the food cycle in industrialized Asia.
Greenhouse gas emissions from food waste during the postharvest/processing/distribution phase worldwide as of 2015, by region
(in million metric tons)
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