Food Waste in Numbers: UK, Europe and the World

Made In England, an environmental charity, has released numbers displaying the amount of global food waste.

The latest estimates of how much food is wasted in the UK, the EU and worldwide, where it happens, whether it is falling, and how they compare with the older figures that are still widely quoted.

The page brings together the latest official and research estimates for the UK, the European Union and the world, and explains how they relate to the older figures that are still widely quoted, including the “one third of all food” estimate and the 88 million tonne estimate for Europe.

Up to 13% of the world’s food is lost between harvest and the shop, before it reaches retail (FAO, 2023).

The statistics originate from WRAP, UK Food Waste and Food Surplus.

Learn more about food waste here.