Question
Download Solution PDFAs per an estimate by the ‘Food Waste Index Report 2021’, released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in March 2021, India wastes approximately ______ kg food per person per year.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 50.
Key Points
- As per an estimate by the ‘Food Waste Index Report 2021’, released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in March 2021.
- India wastes approximately 50 kg of food per person per year.
- The household food waste estimate in the US is 59 kg per capita per year, or 19,359,951 tonnes a year.
- In China, these estimates are 64 kg per capita per year or 91,646,213 tonnes a year.
- The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and WRAP released the Food Waste Index Report 2021.
- According to this report, 931 million tonnes of food were wasted globally in 2019.
Additional Information
- UNEP Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya.
- UNEP Head: Inger Andersen.
- UNEP Founder: Maurice Strong.
- UNEP Founded: 5 June 1972, Nairobi, Kenya.
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