A Bangladeshi annually wastes 65 kg of food, finds a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a Nairobi-based organization.

The report, released on 4 March, is aimed to increase efforts to reduce annual food wastage to half by 2030 under the sustainable development goals. Bangladesh annually wastes 10 million kg of food. 

The report also finds that In India, the per capita food waste is 50 kg a year, the lowest in South Asia, but the total annual waste is estimated to be the highest 6,87,60,163 tonnes. Pakistan's annual food waste per capita is 74 kg; its total annual waste is 1,59,47,645 tonnes. 

In Sri Lanka, the annual per capita food waste is the highest – 76 kg – but the country's total waste, 16,17,738 tonnes a year, accounts for the lowest in the region.

Earlier, this week, a Bangladeshi minister announced that the country became self-sufficient in food production. For the country, once known for its food scarcity and feminine, the amount of wastage is seen as diproportionately high.