Free Calculator · 2026
Food Waste Calculator
Find out exactly how much food — and money — your household wastes each year, and your CO2 equivalent.
Calculate Your Food Waste
National average is ~30%. Move the slider to match your household.
Your Food Waste Results
-Wasted per week
-Wasted per month
-Wasted per year
-Meals wasted per year
-kg CO₂ equivalent/year
-Potential annual savings with Eatvora
FAQ: Food Waste Facts
The average US household wastes approximately 30-40% of all food purchased — roughly $1,500-2,000 worth per year, or about 400 lbs (180 kg) of food annually.
The main causes are: buying more than you need, poor meal planning, forgetting about food at the back of the fridge, not tracking expiration dates, cooking too much, and not using leftovers. All of these are solved by Eatvora.
Food waste is responsible for approximately 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. When food decomposes in landfill, it produces methane — a greenhouse gas 25x more potent than CO2. Each kg of food wasted produces approximately 3.3 kg of CO2 equivalent.
Eatvora tracks all expiration dates and sends alerts before food goes off, generates AI recipes from items that need using up, helps you plan meals so you only buy what you need, and shows your savings over time with a real savings counter.
Stop Wasting Food. Start Saving Money.
Eatvora tracks your pantry automatically — scan groceries, get expiration alerts, and see AI recipes from what you have. Free to download.