Food waste index

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Moldovan statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Moldovan-specific metadata information.

Indicator

Indicator 12.3.1.b: Food waste index
Unit of measure

Index
Other methodological considerations

A complete methodology for this indicator is available in the document entitled “Waste measurement in SDG context”
Method of computation

Food waste index measures the total quantity of food that is wasted
Periodicity

Annual
Data last updated May 31, 2023
Metadata last updated May 31, 2023

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.

Indicator

Indicator 12.3.1.b: Food waste index
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
UN designated tier

2
Link to global metadata

http://unstats.un.org/sdgs/files/metadata-compilation/Metadata-Goal-12.pdf
metadata_fields.goal_meta_link_text

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (pdf 782kB)
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

FAO, UNEP

Source 1

Data sources

Administrative data
Data producers

National Agency for Food Safety
Data providers

1. National Agency for Food Safety;

2. Environment Agency

Institutional mandate

Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry
Contact details

Alexandra Mihail, head of the Strategic Planning Section, analysis, risk assessment for control planning and laboratory management, tel. 022 26 46 91, e-mail: alexandra.mihail@ansa.gov.md
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