2024-01-27T09:26:18+00:00
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/ Iraq ranked first in the Arab world and sixth globally out of 196 countries, as the country that wastes the most food in 2023, according to the American magazine, CEOWorld.
The magazine stated in a report translated by Agency that “food waste is a global problem that has negative effects on the environment, societies, and economies of countries.”
According to the UN Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index report, an estimated 931 million tons of food are wasted each year, accounting for 8 to 10 percent of global carbon emissions associated with unconsumed food.
The report added, “The Food Waste Index also revealed that about 17 percent of global food production is wasted, with households responsible for 61 percent of this food waste, followed by food services at 26 percent, and the retail industry at 13 percent.”
According to the report, the per capita share of household food waste is the same in lower-middle-income countries, upper-middle-income countries, and high-income countries.
Nigeria came in first place globally, followed by Russia, then Greece, Bahrain, and Malta, while Iraq came in seventh place out of a total of 196 countries, with the per capita share of food waste reaching 120 kg, while annual food waste reached 4.7 million tons, while Slovenia and Romania came at the bottom of the list as the countries that waste the least food.
According to the American magazine’s report, Iraq came in first place in the Arab world, followed by Saudi Arabia, then Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, and finally Libya.