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How food is lost and wasted
Agriculture
Post harvest, processing and distribution
Consumption
Percentage of
food lost and
wasted
Source: FAO, Global Food Losses and FoodWaste, 2011
North America
and Oceania
Europe
South and
Southern
Asia
Industrialized
Asia
Sub-Saharan
Africa
North Africa,
West and
Central Asia
Latin
America
North America
and Oceania
Europe
South and
Southern
Asia
Industrialized
Asia
Sub-Saharan
Africa
North Africa,
West and
Central Asia
Latin
America
North America
and Oceania
Europe
South and
Southern
Asia
Industrialized
Asia
Sub-Saharan
Africa
North Africa,
West and
Central Asia
Latin
America
North America
and Oceania
Europe
South and
Southern
Asia
Industrialized
Asia
Sub-Saharan
Africa
North Africa,
West and
Central Asia
Latin
America
FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES
CEREALS
FISH
MEAT
Food left after
loss and waste