In 2023, approximately 130 kilograms of food per capita were wasted in the European Union, and in total the EU bloc generated 58.2 million tons of food waste, including edible and inedible parts, up 0.7% compared to the situation in 2022 (57.8 million tons), according to data published by Eurostat.
Household waste represented more than half of the total food waste (53%), the equivalent of 69 kg per inhabitant. The remaining 47% was waste created along the food supply chain: 19% from food and beverage manufacturing (24 kg per inhabitant), 11% from restaurants and food services (14 kg per inhabitant), 10% in primary production (12 kg per inhabitant) and 8% in retail and other types of food distribution (10 kg per inhabitant), reports
Among the EU member states, the largest amounts of food waste were generated in: Germany[109milliontons)France(97milliontons)Italy(81milliontons)Poland(46milliontons)andRomania(34milliontons)[109milioanedetone)Franta(97milioanedetone)Italia(81miiloanedetone)Polonia(46milioanedetone)şiRomînia(34miiloanedetone)
Eurostat data show that Romania produces more food waste than Spain (3.1 million tons) or the Netherlands (2.08 million tons).
