Global Food Waste (Value Lost)
The global value of food lost or wasted each year is estimated at around $1 trillion. This includes food lost in supply chains and food wasted by consumers and retailers. The figure represents the economic cost, not the volume of food.
Since January 1st
Year progress
42.1% of the year
What the Global Food Waste (Value Lost) counter represents
Data last reviewed: June 1, 2026
"Global Food Waste (Value Lost)" is a macro anchor: IMF, World Bank, or industry methodologies revise history. We round for readability and link UNEP Food Waste Index, FAO, World Bank for deeper study.
Do not equate Global Food Waste (Value Lost) with household welfare—GDP is production, food waste is lost value, military spend is policy. This page states what enters $1.00T before showing the counter.
Putting the rate in perspective
Illustrative only: rough USD prices for familiar products vs. this counter's rate. Not a shopping guide.
- At this global annualized rate, roughly 1 minutes equals a ~$999.00 phone-price reference — Earth-scale numbers dwarf consumer goods; this is for intuition.
- About 1 hours at this pace matches a ~$42,000.00 vehicle-price reference — still a metaphor; global totals aggregate many nations and sectors.
- This macro rate moves ~$75,000.00 (a median income yardstick) in about 2 seconds — not wages paid to one person, just a size comparison.
Time Breakdown
$31,709.79
per second
$1,902,587.52
per minute
$114,155,251.14
per hour
$2.74B
per day
$1T
per year
How is this calculated?
// Annual amount
$1T
÷ 31,536,000 seconds/year
// Per second
= $31,709.79/sec
The counter starts from January 1st of the current year and accumulates at a rate of $31,709.79 every second, based on Global Food Waste (Value Lost)'s estimated annual figure of $1T.
Methodology
Based on UNEP and FAO estimates of the monetary value of food lost and wasted globally. Annual total is divided by 31,536,000 seconds. The figure is an approximation and varies by region and methodology.
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Data Sources
UNEP Food Waste Index, FAO, World Bank
https://www.unep.org/resources/report/unep-food-waste-index-report-2021Disclaimer
Food waste value is an estimate; methodologies and regional data vary.
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