Food Waste In Malaysia Statistic

Statistics taken from the ministry of urban wellbeing housing and local government.

Food waste in malaysia statistic. Per capita food losses and waste at consumption and pre consumptions stages in different regionssource. Fao 2015 food waste trends in malaysiait is hard to find any scholarly article regarding food waste statistics in malaysia since most published papers would consider food waste as part of the municipal solid waste msw. In 2019 about 7 23 million tonnes of solid waste was generated of which 4 25 million tonnes were recycled. Of this around 15 000 tonnes is food waste.

Malaysians generate about 16 000 tonnes of food waste on a daily basis. The 6 per cent reduction in the amount of waste generated compared to 2018 is the third yearly reduction since 2017. A food waste specialist has urged the government to address the issue of wasted food in the. Bernama pic petaling jaya.

Households are the largest contributor of the overall 16 650 tonnes of food waste in the country daily says institute of islamic understanding malaysia ikim s centre for science. In malaysia alone. Department of statistics official portal portal rasmi jabatan perangkaan malaysia. This food is considered to be in good condition and can be safely eaten yet still goes to waste.

Malaysians generate 38 000 tonnes of waste per day. Maeko is committed towards helping the globe achieve zero food waste by providing composting solutions for all kinds of businesses and homes. Mycensus 2020 portal portal banci 2020. That is how much malaysians waste food every day.

Welcome to the fast link of the department of statistics malaysia official portal selamat datang ke pautan pintas portal rasmi jabatan perangkaan malaysia. Of this 8000 tonnes or about 60 is avoidable food waste. Enough to feed 12 million people a day. The food that is wasted daily in malaysia is enough to feed almost 2 2 million people.