Wealthier countries waste more food per person, but urbanization is narrowing this gap

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Sep 26, 2025, 11:00 am279 ptsTop
Globally, the average person wastes around 132 kg of food per year, and this number is rising. Wealthy countries waste more food per person, but in an opinion paper published in the journal Cell Reports Sustainability, agricultural economists highlight how urbanization and economic expansion are driving…

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