Fish tail - Consumption conversion
Food loss and waste is a pressing issue, but not everyone is aware of how enormous this is.
This tool helps you convert 23.8 million tonnes of waste in 2021 (World Economic Forum, 2024) into different units of interest.
Quick measurements
An average person in Finland consumes 31.8 kg fish/year (World Population Review, 2025), that's 0.087kg/day!
The Effiel tower weighs 10,100 tonnes (La tour Effiel, 2020).
A blue whale can weigh up to 200 tonnes (National Geographic, 2010)
Data reference
La tour Eiffel (2020). 15 essential things to know about the Eiffel Tower. [online] La tour Eiffel. Available at: https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/news/history-and-culture/15-essential-things-know-about-eiffel-tower.
National Geographic (2010). Blue whale, facts and photos. [online] Animals. Available at: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/blue-whale.
World Economic Forum. (2024). Investigating Global Aquatic Food Loss and Waste. [online] Available at: https://www.weforum.org/publications/investigating-global-aquatic-food-loss-and-waste/.
World Population Review (2025). Fish Consumption by Country 2025. [online] worldpopulationreview.com. Available at: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/fish-consumption-by-country.