Dep. of Agricultural Economics , National Taiwan University

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Summary Table of Food Losses and Waste in APEC Member Economies, 2022
Unit: 1000 tonnes
Commodity	Item	Production	Handling & Storage	Processing & Packing	Distribution	Consumption	Total
Cereal	Losses and Waste Quantity	24,774.98	57,364.70	57,726.36	11,484.48	89,592.88	240,943.40
	Loss Percentage in each step	10.28%	23.81%	23.96%	4.77%	37.18%	100.00%	Total Utilization
	Loss Ratio along Utilization	1.58%	3.65%	3.68%	0.73%	5.71%	15.34%	1,518,842
Root and Tuber	Losses and Waste Quantity	46,281.15	24,207.84	8,070.74	9,587.83	13,007.26	101,154.83
	Loss Percentage in each step	45.75%	23.93%	7.98%	9.48%	12.86%	100%	Total Utilization
	Loss Ratio along Utilization	14.59%	7.63%	2.54%	3.02%	4.10%	31.88%	317,250
Oilseeds and Pulses	Losses and Waste Quantity	25,574.09	31,457.04	4,103.83	1,410.38	3,086.95	67,632.29
	Loss Percentage in each step	40.77%	46.51%	6.07%	2.09%	4.56%	100.00%	Total Utilization
	Loss Ratio along Utilization	3.70%	4.22%	0.55%	0.19%	0.41%	9.08%	744,697
Vegetables	Losses and Waste Quantity	81,098.82	50,447.22	2,247.10	45,196.12	77,175.37	256,164.63
	Loss Percentage in each step	31.66%	19.69%	0.88%	17.64%	30.13%	100.00%	Total Utilization
	Loss Ratio along Utilization	9.62%	5.98%	0.27%	5.36%	9.15%	30.37%	843,424
Fruits	Losses and Waste Quantity	39,043.34	20,439.62	4,105.34	20,190.90	33,551.58	117,330.78
	Loss Percentage in each step	33.28%	17.42%	3.50%	17.21%	28.60%	100.00%	Total Utilization
	Loss Ratio along Utilization	10.27%	5.38%	1.08%	5.31%	8.83%	30.86%	380,164
Meat	Losses and Waste Quantity	4,157.62	937.40	7,614.93	9,982.32	23,340.80	46,033.07
	Loss Percentage in each step	9.03%	2.04%	16.54%	21.69%	50.70%	100.00%	Total Utilization
	Loss Percentage in each step	1.99%	0.45%	3.65%	4.79%	11.19%	22.08%	208,523
Fish, Seafood	Losses and Waste Quantity	4,957.37	3,466.28	7,368.31	14,543.42	39,483.50	69,818.88
	Loss Percentage in each step	7.10%	4.96%	10.55%	20.83%	56.55%	100.00%	Total Utilization
	Loss Ratio along Utilization	3.90%	2.73%	5.80%	11.44%	31.06%	54.93%	127,109
Eggs	Losses and Waste Quantity	3,049.83	0.00	205.23	1,393.74	7,743.51	12,392.30
	Loss Percentage in each step	24.61%	0.00%	1.66%	11.25%	62.49%	100.00%	Total Utilization
	Loss Ratio along Utilization	5.00%	0.00%	0.34%	2.29%	12.70%	20.33%	60,950
Milk	Losses and Waste Quantity	8,969.83	2,465.92	2,358.92	4,258.68	28,615.44	46,668.78
	Loss Percentage in each step	19.22%	5.28%	5.05%	9.13%	61.32%	100.00%	Total Utilization
	Loss Ratio along Utilization	2.93%	0.81%	0.77%	1.39%	9.35%	15.25%	305,974
Total	Losses and Waste Quantity	239,907.03	190,786.01	93,800.74	118,047.87	315,597.30	958,138.96

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