Food loss percentage in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs): Food loss percentage was 15.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food loss percentage in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, food loss percentage in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) stood at 15.9%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food loss percentage in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) peaked at 15.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2017.
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 10th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Food loss percentage in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.2% | — |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.9% | 15.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 15.9% | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- Total official flows (disbursements) for agriculture, by recipient 3,946 (2024)
- Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on 75 (2025)
- [PROXY] Progress toward productive and sustainable agriculture 2.47 (2024)
- [PROXY] Progress toward productive and sustainable agriculture, trend 3.69 (2024)
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 48.7% (2025)
- Population in moderate or severe food insecurity 295,027 (2025)
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 15.1% (2025)
- Population in severe food insecurity 91,538 (2025)
- Global food loss index 104.59 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food loss percentage in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Food loss percentage in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) was 15.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest food loss percentage recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest food loss percentage recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2017.
- How does Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank for food loss percentage?
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food loss percentage rising or falling in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 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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