12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value in World
World: 12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value was 13.3 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value in World, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 13.3 % for 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value in World peaked at 13.3 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.8 %, in 2016.
World ranks 19th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13 % | — |
| 2016 | 12.8 % | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 12.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.1 % | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 13.3 % | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 13.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 13.3 % | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13 % | 12.8 % | 13.3 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.28 % | 13.2 % | 13.3 % | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value in World?
- 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value in World was 13.3 % 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8 % in 2016.
- How does World rank for 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value?
- World ranks 19th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is 12.3.1a food loss percentage: total — value rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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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