Indicator 12.3.1 - (a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index - Indicators For The Sustainable Development Goals

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Goal

Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Target

Target 12.3: By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses

Indicator

Indicator 12.3.1: (a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index

Definition and concepts

The Food Loss Index: Index of the changes in food loss over time. The index covers five food groups along the supply chain. The indicator is computed as a ratio of Food Loss Percentages in the current year and the Food Loss Percentages in the base year according to a standard fixed-base index formula.

Comment and limitations

Method of computation

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Goal	Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Target	Target 12.3: By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses
Indicator	Indicator 12.3.1: (a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index
UN designated tier	Tier II
UN custodian agency	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Link to UN metadata	United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata opens in a new window

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Indicator 12.3.1 (a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index