Food loss percentage in Melanesia
Melanesia: Food loss percentage was 15.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
15.2%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
5th
of 8 groups
All-time high
15.2%
in 2020
All-time low
13.7%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Food loss percentage in Melanesia, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, food loss percentage in Melanesia stood at 15.2%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food loss percentage in Melanesia peaked at 15.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2017.
Food loss percentage in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14.1% | — |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.7% | 15.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 4 |
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- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.1988 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.3012 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 0.1818 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food loss percentage in Melanesia?
- Food loss percentage in Melanesia was 15.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest food loss percentage recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest food loss percentage recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2017.
- How does Melanesia rank for food loss percentage?
- Melanesia ranks 5th out of 8 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food loss percentage rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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