Global Scale & US Market Segments
Contrasting global agricultural food loss metrics against verified US nationwide market sector segmentations
Global Economic LossFAO capital burden calculation
$1.0 TrillionUSD/yr
Direct economic penalty including ecological capital and natural resources.
Global Wasted WeightUNEP Food Waste Index findings
1.3 Billiontonnes/yr
Equivalent to wasting 1/3 of all food produced for human consumption.
Global Ecological Penalty
3.3 Billiontons CO2e
Accounts for 8-10% of global GHGs
Global Freshwater Waste
250 Cubic Km/yr
3 times the volume of Lake Geneva
US Market Segmentation
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