Progress towards Sustainable Utilisation and Management of Food Wastes in the Global Economy

Table 5

Amount/percent/value of grain waste in selected world food supply chains.

World zone	Loss amount	Stage of waste	Calculation method	Reference
China	4–6%	Postharvest handling	Average loss in China calculated from data published by several researchers	[211]
	5.7–8.6%	Storage
	2.2–3.3%	Processing
	1–1.5%	Distribution
China	7–10%	Storage	Percentage loss in 2011	[211]
Australia	US$ 435 (grain products)	Consumer	Average annual waste value per person	[19]
Switzerland	62% (grain products)	Production, postharvest handling, processing	Share of losses calculated and estimated in percentage	[8]
	4% (grain products)	Retail
	32% (grain products)	Household
Africa	26%	Total supply chain	Percentage of total share	[62]
Sub-Saharan Africa	6%	Production	Percentage (by mass)	[6]
	8%	Postharvest handling and storage
	3.5%	Processing and packaging
	2%	Distribution
	1%	Consumption
North America	32%	Supply chain	Total weight in lb. (pound); (data collected by USDA in 1995)	[59]
USA	12%; 18%	Retail; Consumer	Estimated total value of food loss in 2008	[13]