In 2022, around 132 kilogrammes (kg) of food per inhabitant were wasted in the EU. 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). (....)