Influence of cultural practices on food waste in South Africa—a review

Journal of Ethnic Foods

Table 1 Amount of food wasted by individuals in developed and developing countries

Demographic location	Amount of food produced	Amount of food wasted per individual	References
Europe	ND	173 kg/person/annum	Stenmarck, 2016 [24], (European Parliament))
USA	> 120 million tonnes	287 kg/person/annum	USDA, 2018 [25] World Economic Forum 2015 [26]
Sub-Saharan Africa (Excluding SA)	230 million tonnes	6–11 kg/person/annum	UNEP and FAO, 2013 [10], Nahman 2012 [27]
South Africa	31 million tonnes	8–12kg/person/annum	Oelofse, 2013 [28], Molelekwa, 2018 [29], WWF, 2017 [13]
Nigeria	ND	ND	Onwumere, 2018 [23]
Developing countries	630 million tonnes	ND	UNEP and FAO, 2013 [10]
Industrialized countries	670 million tonnes	ND	UNEP and FAO, 2013 [10]

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