Food loss percentage in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Food loss percentage was 19.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.9%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
2nd
of 8 groups
All-time high
19.9%
in 2020
All-time low
18.8%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Food loss percentage in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 19.9% for food loss percentage in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food loss percentage in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 19.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2017.
Food loss percentage in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19.3% | — |
| 2016 | 18.9% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.2% | 18.8% | 19.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 13.8% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 6.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food loss percentage in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Food loss percentage in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 19.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest food loss percentage recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest food loss percentage recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2017.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for food loss percentage?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 8 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food loss percentage rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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