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Global consumer GHG emissions from food waste by region 2015

Greenhouse gas emissions from food waste during the consumer phase worldwide as of 2015, by region (in million metric tons)

The data shows the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the food waste that occurs during the consumption/consumer phase of the food cycle worldwide as of 2015, by region. In that year, there was some 410 million metric tons of GHG emissions from the food wasted during the consumer/consumption phase of the food cycle in industrialized Asia.

Industrialized Asia	410
Europe	330
North America and Oceania	240
Latin America	90
South and Southeast Asia	80
North Africa	60
Sub-Saharan Africa	15

Global consumer GHG emissions from food waste by region 2015

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