This statistic presents, by country, the volume of food waste produced by catering services in 2021. At that time, China was responsible for the largest volume of food thrown away by catering services, with more than ** million tons of food waste per year. Following it are the United States with ** million tons per year. The two giants are well ahead of the rest of the world, as in third place is Malaysia, whose restaurant chains discard * million tons of food per year, a volume ** times lower than that of China and * times lower than that of the United States. French restaurants throw away nearly * million tons of food per year.
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UNEP. (February 5, 2022). Volume of global food waste from catering services, by country in 2021 (in tons per year) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1638616/global-food-waste-volume-in-restaurant-services-by-country/
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Volume of global food waste from catering services, by country in 2021 (in tons per year) [Graph], UNEP, February 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1638616/global-food-waste-volume-in-restaurant-services-by-country/
