Food loss percentage in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Food loss percentage was 8.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.8%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
23rd
of 27 groups
All-time high
8.8%
in 2020
All-time low
7.4%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Food loss percentage in Eastern Asia, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food loss percentage in Eastern Asia is 8.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food loss percentage in Eastern Asia peaked at 8.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2017.
Eastern Asia ranks 23rd of 27 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Food loss percentage in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.9% | — |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Asia
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 0.5381 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual -1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate -3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.2976 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.2031 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 0.5024 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food loss percentage in Eastern Asia?
- Food loss percentage in Eastern Asia was 8.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest food loss percentage recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest food loss percentage recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2017.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for food loss percentage?
- Eastern Asia ranks 23rd out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food loss percentage rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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