Households on every continent wasted more than 1 billion meals a day in 2022, with 783 million people going hungry and a third of humanity facing food insecurity. Food waste continues to damage the global economy and fuels climate change, nature loss and pollution. These are the key findings of a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released today, ahead of the International Zero Waste Day .

A message UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024 , in partnership with WRAP, provides the most accurate global estimate of food waste at retail and consumer levels. It provides guidance to countries on how to improve data collection and suggests best practices in moving from measuring to reducing food waste. (More on unep.org)