Food loss percentage in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Food loss percentage was 21.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
21.1%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 8 regions
All-time high
21.1%
in 2020
All-time low
19.0%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Food loss percentage in Middle Africa, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food loss percentage in Middle Africa is 21.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food loss percentage in Middle Africa peaked at 21.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2017.
Food loss percentage in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19.5% | — |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.8% | 19.0% | 21.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 13.8% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle Africa
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 0.6756 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 0.6756 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food loss percentage in Middle Africa?
- Food loss percentage in Middle Africa was 21.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest food loss percentage recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest food loss percentage recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2017.
- How does Middle Africa rank for food loss percentage?
- Middle Africa ranks 1st out of 8 regions with data for 2023.
- Is food loss percentage rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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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