12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia
Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia: 12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value was 13.9 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia stood at 13.9 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia peaked at 14.1 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.3 %, in 2017.
Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia ranks 15th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.8 % | — |
| 2016 | 13.4 % | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 13.3 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.8 % | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 14.1 % | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 13.9 % | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 13.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.9 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.68 % | 13.3 % | 14.1 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.9 % | 13.9 % | 13.9 % | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,428 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,874 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 22 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 13.1 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 7.5 % (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 9.5 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 22,679 Int$/cap (2024)
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 95 % (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 173 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,265 kcal/cap/d (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia?
- 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia was 13.9 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value recorded in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value recorded in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3 % in 2017.
- How does Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia rank for 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value?
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia ranks 15th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value rising or falling in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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