Food loss percentage in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Food loss percentage was 15.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food loss percentage in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food loss percentage in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) is 15.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food loss percentage in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 15.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2017.
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 12th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Food loss percentage in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.8% | — |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.0% | 13.4% | 14.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 15.0% | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on 9 (2025)
- [PROXY] Progress toward productive and sustainable agriculture 2.82 (2024)
- [PROXY] Progress toward productive and sustainable agriculture, trend 3.32 (2024)
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 51.8% (2025)
- Population in moderate or severe food insecurity 7,446 (2025)
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 23.4% (2025)
- Population in severe food insecurity 3,367 (2025)
- Global food loss index 108.14 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food loss percentage in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Food loss percentage in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 15.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest food loss percentage recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest food loss percentage recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2017.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for food loss percentage?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food loss percentage rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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