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In total, the EU generated 59.2 million tonnes of food waste, which includes edible and inedible parts.
Household waste accounted for 54% of all food waste, the equivalent of 72 kg per inhabitant. The remaining 46% was waste generated upwards in the food supply chain: 19% by the manufacture of food products and beverages (25 kg per inhabitant), 11% by restaurants and food services (15 kg per inhabitant), 8% in the retail and other distribution of food (11 kg per inhabitant), and 8% in the primary production (10 kg per inhabitant).
