Wasting food has become one of the urgent issues that top the list of discussions among those interested in climate and the details related to it, because of its direct effects on the escalation of greenhouse gases and emissions, and also because of the environmental damage associated with the rise of carbon dioxide and methane resulting from landfills after the interaction of waste.
A report by the United Nations Environment Program identified some statistics on food waste:
The world generates about 931 million tons of food waste annually
– 569 tons come out of homes
244 million tons of restaurants
The Arab world has exceeded 40 million tons
Egypt
9 million tons of food go to waste
Iraq
Followed by Iraq, which wastes more than 4.7 million tons
Sudan
Sudan wastes food up to 4.16 million tons.
Algeria
The value of food waste in Algeria is about 3.91 million tons.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia wastes 3.59 million tons
Morocco
In Morocco, it reaches about 3.31 million tons
Yemen
In Yemen, there are 3.2 million tons of food destined for garbage
Syria
Syria wastes 1.7 million tons of food
Tunisia
Tunisia is among the countries that waste 1.6 million tons of food
Jordan
In Jordan, there are 939,000 tons
Emirates
The UAE wastes 923,000 tons of food.
Lebanon
Lebanon wastes 717,000 tons
Libya
Libya is also wasting 513 thousand tons
Palestine
In Palestine, 501,000 tons are destined for landfills
Oman
In Oman, 470,000 tons of food are wasted
Mauritania
In Mauritania, about 450 thousand tons
Kuwait
Kuwait wastes 397,000 tons of food
Qatar
Qatar wastes about 267,000 tons
Bahrain
Bahrain wastes 216,000 tons.