Reducing Food Waste
In the OIC Member Countries
COMCEC
Table 28: Estimated food service food waste, per country
Average food waste generated
Country Food type
per day
(kg)
per
week
(kg)
Est. per
year
(kg)
% of
Total
Average kgs
Afghanistan
Meat, chicken & fish 1.90 13 692 26%
Fruit
Vegetables 1.76 12 641 24%
Bakery 3.72 26 1,354 50%
Sweets
Total 7.38 52 2,686
Average liters
Fruit juice
Carbonated drinks 2.7 19 983
Milk
Yoghurt
Total 2.7 19 983
Total food & drink* 10.1 71 3,669
Benin
Average kgs
Meat, chicken & fish 4.86 34 1,769 67%
Fruit 2.94 20 1,070 41%
Vegetables 1.97 13 717 27%
Bakery 0.39 2 142 5%
Sweets 0.28 2 102 4%
Total 7.22 51 2,628
Average liters
Fruit juice 0.45 3.15 164 32%
Carbonated drinks 0.56 4 204 40%
Milk 0.35 2 127 25%
Yoghurt 0.05 0.4 19 4%
Total 1.41 10 514
Total food & drink* 8.63 60 3,142
Cameroon
Average kgs
Meat, chicken & fish 1.50 11 546 35%
Fruit 1.14 8 415 27%
Vegetables 1.50 11 546 35%
Bakery 1.29 9 470 30%
Sweets 0.68 5 248 16%
Total 4.29 30 1,562
Average liters
Fruit juice 0.81 6 295 25%
Carbonated drinks 1.59 11 579 48%
Milk 0.52 4 189 16%
Yoghurt 0.37 3 135 11%
Total 3.29 23 1,198
Total food & drink* 7.58 53 2,759
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