I think the table on the Wikipedia page is misleading. The first paragraph states: "Food consumption refers to the amount of food available for human consumpt

I think the table on the Wikipedia page is misleading. The first paragraph states: "Food consumption refers to the amount of food available for human consumption as estimated by the FAO Food Balance Sheets. However the actual food consumption may be lower than the quantity shown as food availability depending on the magnitude of wastage and losses of food in the household, e.g. during storage, in preparation and cooking, as plate-waste or quantities fed to domestic animals and pets, thrown or given away." This is the amount of food available for consumption per person, not the amount consumed. Waste at the grocery store, waste at home, and uneaten food left on the plate are not taken into account, and I would guess that all three are important factors.