12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: 12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value was 22.7 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value in Southern Africa, 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 Southern Africa stood at 22.7 %. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value in Southern Africa peaked at 22.7 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.7 %, in 2017.
That places Southern Africa 3rd out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22.1 % | — |
| 2016 | 21.9 % | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 21.7 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 22.3 % | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 22.7 % | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 22.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.7 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.14 % | 21.7 % | 22.7 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.7 % | 22.7 % | 22.7 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value in Southern Africa?
- 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value in Southern Africa was 22.7 % 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7 % in 2017.
- How does Southern Africa rank for 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value?
- Southern Africa ranks 3rd out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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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