12.3.1a Global food loss index: total — Value by country
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What the numbers show
12.3.1a Global food loss index: total — Value is currently reported for 5 countries. The highest value is 112.67 in Polynesia; the lowest is 104.93 in Caribbean.
The median across all reporting countries is 106.58, and the mean is 107.33.
12.3.1a Global food loss index: total — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polynesia | 112.67 | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 1 | Australia and New Zealand | 104.46 | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 2 | Melanesia | 107.99 | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 4 | Micronesia | 106.58 | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 8 | Caribbean | 104.93 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Asia 114.16
- Eastern Asia 111.54
- Middle Africa 107.99
- Central America 110.39
- Northern America 110.25
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 108.14
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 105.64
- Northern America and Europe 106.75
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 103.06
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 106.63
- Asia 98.53
- Oceania 104.75
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 104.59
- Southern Europe 104.42
- Western Europe 104.21
- Western Africa 103.67
- Sub-Saharan Africa 103.64
- Central Asia 103.34
- Southern Africa 102.87
- Eastern Europe 102.14
- World 101.99
- Eastern Africa 101.66
- Europe 101.01
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 100.7
- Latin America and the Caribbean 100.65
- Northern Africa 99.92
- South-Eastern Asia 99.67
- South America 98.76
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 95.05
- Southern Asia 94.55
- Northern Europe 91.54
About this data
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