Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in Australia
Australia: Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) was 2.05 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in Australia is 2.05 %, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in Australia peaked at 2.25 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.96 %, in 2019.
That places Australia 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.22 % | — |
| 2001 | 2.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.23 % | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.25 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.22 % | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.25 % | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.15 % | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 2.21 % | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.22 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.14 % | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.05 % | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.03 % | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.05 % | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.08 % | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2 % | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.01 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.05 % | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.03 % | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 2 % | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.96 % | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 2.02 % | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.98 % | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.96 % | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.05 % | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 2.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.05 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.21 % | 2.14 % | 2.25 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 % | 1.96 % | 2.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 % | 1.96 % | 2.05 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in Australia?
- Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in Australia was 2.05 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 % in 2019.
- How does Australia rank for incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent)?
- Australia ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.