Zero Hunger - Achieve Sustainable Consumption

"A third of the world’s entire food supply could be saved by reducing waste, enough to feed 3 billion people" [Tristram Stuart]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that 32 percent of all food produced in the world was lost or wasted in 2009. This estimate is based on weight. When converted into calories, global food loss and waste amounts to approximately 24 percent of all food produced. Essentially, one out of every four food calories intended for people is not ultimately consumed by them.
Food waste occurs everywhere along the food supply chain. Food loss and waste have many negative economic and environmental impacts. Economically, they represent a wasted investment that can reduce farmers’ incomes and increase consumers’ expenses. Environmentally, food loss and waste inflict a host of impacts, including unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions and inefficiently used water and land, which in turn can lead to diminished natural ecosystems and the services they provide.

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About the Data [Last Access: 25.05.2016]
Food Deficit : The World Bank
Food Waste : European Commission , OECD Stats
Food Supply : FAO Stats
Population : World Bank
Undernourished People: The Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX)