COMCEC
Reducing Food Waste
In the OIC Member Countries
Table 83: Degree of agreement with the statement "I am aware of the amount of money
thrown away by throwing away the leftover food in restaurant”
Agreement Afghanistan Benin Cameroon Saudi
Arabia Senegal
Turkey Uzbekistan
Fully Agreed 10% 55% 43% 45% 5% 6% 55%
Agreed 35% 45% 32% 45% 45% 28% 35%
Don’t Know 10% 0% 14% 3% 20% 39% 5%
Not agreed 45% 0% 6% 7% 15% 23% 5%
No Agreed at all 0% 0% 5% 0% 15% 6% 0%
In Afghanistan, there is a same percentage of participants tha t were aware (45% ) of the am oun t
of money throw n away by throw ing away the leftover food in restaurant than as those who were
n o t aware (45% ).
In Benin, all the respondents agreed w ith the follow ing the statement according to which the
am o u n t of money throw n away by throw ing away the leftover food in restaurant as well.
A clear majority of the Cameroonian respondents to the field survey agreed (32% ) orfu lly agreed
(43% ) w ith the fo llow ing statement: "I am aware of the am o u n t of m oney throw n away by
throw ing away the leftover food in restaurant".
Nearly all the people interviewed in Saudi Arabia (90% ) were either aware or fully aware o f the
am o u n t o f money th a t is lost when food leftovers are throw n away. Only 7% were n o t aware of
it.
W h ile ha lf of the Senegalese respondents d id n o t state tha t they were aware or fully aware of
the am o u n t o f money throw n away by throw ing away the leftover food in restaurant, 15% were
n o t or n o t all and 20% d id n 't know w h a t to say abou t that.
In Turkey, around 67% of the participants either do n ’t know or n o t aware abou t the am oun t of
m oney th row by the leftovers.
A lm ost all the respondents to the households’ survey lead in Uzbekistan were aware (35% ) or
fully aware (55% ) of the am o u n t of money throw n away by throw ing away the leftover food in
restaurant.
Amounts of food waste produced in households
Table 84: Average food waste during the preparation of the meals (g) per week
Type of food Afghanistan Benin Cameroon SaudiArabia Senegal Turkey Uzbekistan
Dairy products 7,200 86 431 810 2,558 3,742 4387,5
Meat, eggs,
legumes/seeds
4,650 238 1,079 1,491 3,172 2,615 4,625
Fruits and
vegetables
13,850 190 505 1,612 2,234 5,428 9,800
Bread and
cereals
18,450 23 548 1,532 1,734 2,164 5,997
Sugar and
sweets
1,955 46 200 642 1,304 1,111 2,925
Total 46,105 583 2,763 6,087 11,001 15,060 17,350
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