Potatoes and products — Losses in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Potatoes and products — Losses was 56 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes and products — Losses in United Kingdom, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes and products — losses in United Kingdom is 56 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes and products — losses in United Kingdom peaked at 132 1000 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 51 1000 t, in 2021.
That places United Kingdom 49th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Potatoes and products — Losses in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 126 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 132 1000 t | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 100 1000 t | -24.2% |
| 2013 | 126 1000 t | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 123 1000 t | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 117 1000 t | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 112 1000 t | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 128 1000 t | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 104 1000 t | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 75 1000 t | -27.9% |
| 2020 | 66 1000 t | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 51 1000 t | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 67 1000 t | +31.4% |
| 2023 | 56 1000 t | -16.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 56 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 13 1000 t, 4.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 56 1000 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37 1000 t, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 114.3 1000 t | 75 1000 t | 132 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 60 1000 t | 51 1000 t | 67 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 46 Azerbaijan 64 1000 t compare
- 47 Chile 63 1000 t compare
- 48 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 57 1000 t compare
- 49 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 56 1000 t compare
- 51 Rwanda 55 1000 t compare
- 52 Afghanistan 54 1000 t compare
- 52 Republic of Korea 54 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1668 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes and products — losses in United Kingdom?
- Potatoes and products — losses in United Kingdom was 56 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes and products — losses recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 132 1000 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest potatoes and products — losses recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 51 1000 t in 2021.
- How does United Kingdom rank for potatoes and products — losses?
- United Kingdom ranks 49th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes and products — losses rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes and products — Losses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.