Methodological sheet of the indicator available for the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.
| Available indicator |
(a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Goal |
12- Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns |
| Definition |
Available series: - Food loss percentage: Food lost in the primary production (agricultural, livestock and fishing activities) and manufacturing (food processing and production industry), with respect to total food production. - Food waste: Food wasted in retail, out-of-home consumption (restaurants, hotels, school-canteens…) and households. - Food waste per capita: Food wasted in retail, out-of-home consumption (restaurants, hotels, school-canteens…) and households, per inhabitant. |
| Theoretical formula |
Food loss percentage \(FLP^{t} = \frac{FL_{primary\, production\, and\, manufacturing}^{t}}{FP_{primary\, production\, and\, manufacturing}^{t}} \cdot 100\) where: $FL_{primary\, production\, and\, manufacturing}^{t} =$ amount of food lost in primary production and manufacturing in year $t$ $FP_{primary\, production\, and\, manufacturing}^{t} =$ total food production in primary production and manufacturing stages in year $t$ Food waste \(FW_{retail, out\, of\, home\, and\, households}^{t} = {FW_{retail}^{t} + FW_{out\, of\, home}^{t} + FW_{households}^{t}}\) where: $FW_{retail}^{t} = $ amount of food wasted in retail in year $t$ $FW_{out\, of\, home}^{t} = $ amount of food wasted in out-of-home consumption in year $t$ $FW_{households}^{t} = $ amount of food wasted in households in year $t$ Food waste per capita \(FWPC_{retail, out\, of\, home\, and\, households}^{t} = \frac{FW_{retail}^{t} + FW_{out\, of\, home}^{t} + FW_{households}^{t}}{P^{t}}\) where: $FW_{retail}^{t} = $ amount of food wasted in retail in year $t$ $FW_{out\, of\, home}^{t} = $ amount of food wasted in out-of-home consumption in year $t$ $FW_{households}^{t} = $ amount of food wasted in households in year $t$ $P^{t} = $ population as of July 1 of year $t$ |
| Frequency |
Four-yearly |
| Observations |
All food discarded as waste is considered loss or waste. Food includes both edible and inedible parts (e.g., fish bones). |
| Data last updated | 2025/11/24 |
| Metadata last updated | 2025/11/25 |
