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Tonnes of food waste at Mercabarna
Year Value Units
2015 9400 Tonnes
2021 3000 Tonnes
2022 1673 Tonnes

Source: Barcelona Food Bank

Geographical Area: Barcelona City

Unit of Measurement: Tonnes

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Indicator available

Tonnes of food waste at Mercabarna
Barcelona Target

By 2030, halve the amount of food wastage
Target line (2030)

Target value 2030: 0 tonnes of food waste
Geographical coverage

Barcelona City
Unit of measurement

Tonnes
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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

Tonnes of food waste at Mercabarna
Indicator number

12.3.2
Target name

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
Target number

12.3
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

1
UN custodian agency

World Bank (WB)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (pdf 894kB) opens in a new window
Organisation

Barcelona Food Bank
Periodicity

Data available annually
Earliest available data

2015
Link to data source Mercabarna opens in a new window
Release date April 27, 2021
Next release

2022-04-27
Statistical classification
Contact details

comissionat2030@bcn.cat
Other information

Barcelona City Council