RT null T1 Fact Sheet: Food Waste in West Asia [2] A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 food waste K1 Western Asia K1 sustainable consumption K1 food consumption YR 2021 FD 2021 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/36571 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/36571 NO Globally, there was almost a billion tonnes of food waste in 2019: 61% from households, 26% from food services and 13% from retail.Household food waste estimations in West Asia range from 75 to 163 kg/cap year.33% of survey respondents said their food waste increased since COVID-19. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 22, 2026