Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in China, mainland
China, mainland: Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) was 4.11 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in China, mainland, 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 China, mainland is 4.11 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in China, mainland peaked at 4.11 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.75 %, in 2000.
China, mainland ranks 16th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.75 % | — |
| 2001 | 3.77 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.82 % | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.87 % | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.93 % | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.96 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.9 % | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 3.93 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.02 % | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.03 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.98 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.04 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.02 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.99 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.03 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.02 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.03 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.05 % | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4 % | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.07 % | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.09 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.11 % | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.11 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9 % | 3.75 % | 4.03 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 % | 3.98 % | 4.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.08 % | 4 % | 4.11 % | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in China, mainland?
- Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) in China, mainland was 4.11 % 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 China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.11 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.75 % in 2000.
- How does China, mainland rank for incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent)?
- China, mainland ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.