Most food wasted (by country)

A report published in 2012 by environmental charity the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) found that the USA leads the world in the amount of food it wastes. The NRDC found that an astonishing 40 percent of the food produced in America goes uneaten – 10 times the amount wasted by more thrifty nations, such as those in Southeast Asia. The report also revealed that food production in the USA currently uses 10 percent of the national energy budget, 50 percent of country’s land and 80 percent of its freshwater supply.