12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: 12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value was 8.8 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value in Eastern Asia, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value in Eastern Asia is 8.8 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value in Eastern Asia peaked at 8.8 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.4 %, in 2017.
That places Eastern Asia 24th out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.9 % | — |
| 2016 | 7.8 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.4 % | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 8.1 % | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 8.6 % | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 8.8 % | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 8.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.8 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.96 % | 7.4 % | 8.6 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.8 % | 8.8 % | 8.8 % | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Asia
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate -3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing -3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.675 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.0093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 0.5381 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value in Eastern Asia?
- 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value in Eastern Asia was 8.8 % 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?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4 % in 2017.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value?
- Eastern Asia ranks 24th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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