Indonesia’s Food Waste Equivalent to Rp 330 Trillion (US$22.4 Million) Per Year

Kompas then used BPS data on food consumption per capita in rupiah in order to calculate the monetary value of wasted food. In Tangerang City, the per capita expenditure on food per month is Rp 893,810.

Every Indonesian on average throws away the equivalent of Rp 2.1 million (US$142.68) worth of food per year. The results of an analysis by Kompas found that the total value of food waste in Indonesia is Rp 330 trillion per year.