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Headline data

Food waste generation, by city size

Source: Environment and Health Research Division, Ministry of Environment National Institute of Environmental Research

Geographical Area: Total

Sub-indicators: g/day/persons

Data type

National data (Type1)
This is the national produced statistics in the ROK that best corresponds to the definition of UN SDGs indicators.
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Indicator name

a) Food loss index and b) food waste index
Data name

Food waste generation, by city size
Definition

The amount of food waste per person a day
Data source

National Waste Statistics
Data collection

Survey of domestic, industrial and other waste facilities and environmental infrastructure facilities on waste sources and treatment.
Organizations

Environment and Health Research Division, Ministry of Environment National Institute of Environmental Research
Periodicity

5 years
Metadata https://kostat-sdg-kor.github.io/sdg-indicators/public/data/Metadata-12-03-01_ENG.pdf opens in a new window

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 name

a) Food loss index and b) food waste index
Target name

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
Organizations

N/A
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