318,851,308,333

Meals thrown away

Hard to believe★★★★★ UNEP 202411,574.07 / sec
since Jan 1

Source & methodology

Source: UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024

Over 1 billion meals are wasted every day — while 783 million people face hunger.

Rate: 11,574.07 per second · annual total: 365,000,000,000

Reliability: ★★★★★ UNEP 2024