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ASuarezMascareno t1_ivkgfpq wrote

Reply to comment by AfricanNorwegian in [OC] Which countries suffer the most food wastage? by earthlymonarch

My first interpretation is that its household waste normalized per capita (so if a household is 4 people, the per household would be 4 times higher).

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AfricanNorwegian t1_ivkh0t4 wrote

Then surely it would say normalised

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ASuarezMascareno t1_ivkhyxl wrote

That's what per capita means. Otherwise would say kg/household.

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AfricanNorwegian t1_ivko1x7 wrote

Then why mention the household at all if it is just per person.

That’s like me saying “household income per capita” and then saying “no it’s not average household income it’s income per person”. If that were the case I should just say “income per capita”

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ASuarezMascareno t1_ivkt2jw wrote

Because it is household waste only. Food wasted in other placed (restaurant, supermarket, industry) is not accounted for.

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