Food loss percentage in Oceania
Oceania: Food loss percentage was 13.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.9%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
14th
of 27 groups
All-time high
13.9%
in 2019
All-time low
13.2%
in 2016
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Food loss percentage in Oceania, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food loss percentage in Oceania is 13.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food loss percentage in Oceania peaked at 13.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2016.
Oceania ranks 14th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Food loss percentage in Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.3% | — |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.4% | 13.2% | 13.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Oceania
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 30.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 26.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing -0.1131 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 0.4774 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 7.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 8.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food loss percentage in Oceania?
- Food loss percentage in Oceania was 13.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest food loss percentage recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest food loss percentage recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2016.
- How does Oceania rank for food loss percentage?
- Oceania ranks 14th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food loss percentage rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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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