12.3.1a Global food loss index: total — Value in Western Asia
Western Asia: 12.3.1a Global food loss index: total — Value was 114.16 in 2023. ▲ Rising
12.3.1a Global food loss index: total — Value in Western Asia, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 12.3.1a global food loss index: total — value in Western Asia is 114.16, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 12.3.1a global food loss index: total — value in Western Asia peaked at 114.37 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 92.74, in 2017.
That places Western Asia 1st out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
12.3.1a Global food loss index: total — Value in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100 | — |
| 2016 | 95.24 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 92.74 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 108.46 | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 114.37 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 114.15 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 114.17 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 114.15 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 114.16 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 102.16 | 92.74 | 114.37 | 5 |
| 2020s | 114.16 | 114.15 | 114.17 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 104.46 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 8.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -7.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 15.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 12.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 13.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 12.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight -2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 6.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 6.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 0.2511 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 12.3.1a global food loss index: total — value in Western Asia?
- 12.3.1a global food loss index: total — value in Western Asia was 114.16 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 12.3.1a global food loss index: total — value recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 114.37 in 2019.
- What is the lowest 12.3.1a global food loss index: total — value recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.74 in 2017.
- How does Western Asia rank for 12.3.1a global food loss index: total — value?
- Western Asia ranks 1st out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is 12.3.1a global food loss index: total — value rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 12.3.1a Global food loss index: total — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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