Where are we on food waste in 2022?
We've linked to an article below covering the lack of measurement and progress on this extremely impactful climate action around the world...
"Spokespeople from Canada, Australia and Ireland ... said their countries were committed to the goal but did not say what progress had been made so far."
"The amount of food wasted in the United States rose 12% between 2010 and 2016 and has since plateaued"
"In New Zealand, the percentage of food households tossed into the bin rose to 13.4% in 2022 from 8.6% in 2021"
BUT "The United Kingdom reduced food waste by 27% between 2007 and 2018, according to The Waste and Resources Action Programme, an organization that tracks the nation's progress. Its campaign included eliminating "best by" dates on packaging, redistributing unused food to charities, and public education on meal planning."
For more food waste data, we're also linking to Our World In Data, which has an awesome interactive graphic to compare per capita food waste by country:
Amount of food wasted per capita, measured in kilograms.