In the fiscal year 2022, the estimated food waste generated in Japan amounted to around **** million metric tons. Figures decreased since fiscal year 2013, when the estimated food waste volume stood at about **** million metric tons.
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CAA. (April 11, 2025). Estimated amount of food waste in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172420/japan-estimated-volume-food-waste/
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CAA. (2025). Estimated amount of food waste in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172420/japan-estimated-volume-food-waste/
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