Food loss percentage in Northern America
Northern America: Food loss percentage was 14.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food loss percentage in Northern America, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food loss percentage in Northern America is 14.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food loss percentage in Northern America peaked at 14.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2015.
Northern America ranks 13th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Food loss percentage in Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.4% | — |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.9% | 13.4% | 14.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.7% | 14.8% | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Northern America
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 4.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -6.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate -8.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate -3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food loss percentage in Northern America?
- Food loss percentage in Northern America was 14.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest food loss percentage recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest food loss percentage recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2015.
- How does Northern America rank for food loss percentage?
- Northern America ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food loss percentage rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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