Food loss percentage in Central America
Central America: Food loss percentage was 16.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
16.5%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
6th
of 27 groups
All-time high
16.6%
in 2019
All-time low
14.9%
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Food loss percentage in Central America, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, food loss percentage in Central America stood at 16.5%.
The figure is up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food loss percentage in Central America peaked at 16.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2015.
Central America ranks 6th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Food loss percentage in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14.9% | — |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.9% | 16.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Central America
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 5.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 5.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.5695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.5782 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food loss percentage in Central America?
- Food loss percentage in Central America was 16.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest food loss percentage recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest food loss percentage recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2015.
- How does Central America rank for food loss percentage?
- Central America ranks 6th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food loss percentage rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Food loss percentage (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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