Food Waste Statistics In Malaysia

A quick list of facts about consumption expenditure and food waste in malaysia in conjunction with world food day on october 16.

Food waste statistics in malaysia. The average malaysian throws away 1 64 kg of waste daily compared to the worldwide average of 1 2 kg. For consumption and should not have been discarded malaysia kini 2016. 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. Bernama pic petaling jaya.

A study from the solid waste and public cleansing management corporation swcorp shows that malaysians throw away 3 000 tons worth of food items every day. That is how much malaysians waste food every day. Of food waste in malaysia. This food is considered to be in good condition and can be safely eaten yet still goes to waste.

A food waste specialist has urged the government to address the issue of wasted food in the. 2015 the food waste in malaysia reached 15 000 tonnes daily including 3 000 tonnes that was st. Malaysia wastes 15 000 tons of food daily including 3 000 tons that are still good for consumption and should not have to be discarded the star 2016. And on top of that the amount rises by 15 20 during festive seasons such as ramadan.

According to the solid waste management and public cleansing corporation swcorp malaysia waste enough food to feed 12 million people a day. Singapore about 2 5kg of food waste is thrown away by an average singapore home each week and this makes uphalf of all waste the home disposes a national environment agency nea study. Malaysians generate about 16 000 tonnes of food waste on a daily basis. Among the topics covered in the statistics are climate pollution including air water and scheduled waste forestry population vector borne diseases and food and water borne diseases.