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Food Supply Chains
Production systems and input supply
Average crop species richness
Storage and distribution
Cereal losses
Fruit losses
Vegetable losses
Pulse losses
Food Environments
Food availability
Dietary energy in the food supply
Share of dietary energy from cereals, roots, and tubers
Availability of pulses
Food affordability
Cost of an energy sufficient diet
Cost of a healthy diet relative to the cost of sufficient energy from starchy staples
Affordability of a healthy diet: ratio of cost to food expenditures
Percent of the population who cannot afford a healthy diet
Cost of legumes, nuts, and seeds relative to the starchy staples in a least-cost healthy diet
Cost of fruits and vegetables relative to starchy staples in a least cost healthy diet
Product properties
Retail value (total sales) of ultra-processed foods per capita
Outcomes
Environmental impacts
Total ecological footprint of food production per person
Total ecological footprint of food consumption per person
Greenhouse gas emissions of food consumption per person
Biodiversity impact of food consumption per person
Water use linked to food consumption per person
Eutrophication of food consumption per person
Agricultural land change during the last 10 years
Average proportion of natural vegetation embedded in agricultural lands
Soil biodiversity threats index
Food security
Prevalence of undernourishment (SDG 2.1.1)
Percent population experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity (SDG 2.1.2)
Infant and young child feeding practices
MDD (IYCF): Minimum dietary diversity for infants and young children
Children (6-23 months): Zero meat, fish, or egg consumption
Nutritional status
Adult obesity
Wasting in children under 5 years
Stunting in children under 5 years (SDG 2.2.1)
Overweight and obesity in children under 5 years
Underweight in women 15-49 years
Anemia in women 15-49 years (SDG 2.2.3)
Noncommunicable diseases
Adult diabetes prevalence
Adult raised blood pressure
Unlikely Challenge Area
Potential Challenge Area
Likely Challenge Area
Missing Data

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Food Supply Chains

Food Environments

Affordability of a nutrient adequate diet: ratio of cost to food expenditures

Food EnvironmentsFood affordability
35
2011
Source
 Food Prices for Nutrition DataHub
Definition
The ratio of the cost of a nutrient adequate diet to total food expenditure per capita per day from national accounts. Data available for 2017.
Relevance
The cost of food can present a significant barrier to consumption of nutritious diets by restricting economic access to nutritious food. This indicator compares CoNA to the average amount per person that households in a country typically spend on food. Affordability can be limited by high prices, low income, or both. This indicator shows that CoNA is higher than average household food expenditure in many countries.
Calculation
Cost of nutrient adequacy uses linear programming to determine the lowest cost diet that adheres to nutrient constraints, including the estimated average requirement of essential nutrients as well as upper limits of toxicity, energy balance (for a healthy adult woman), and macronutrient distribution ranges. This cost is then divided by a country's average food and non-alcoholic beverage expenditure.

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Average proportion of natural vegetation embedded in agricultural lands

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
13
%
2015
Source
 Jones et al. (in review)
Definition
Natural and seminatural land embedded in agricultural lands.
Relevance
Embedding at least 10% of natural and seminatural vegetation is being proposed as a planetary boundary to guarantee that agricultural lands have integrity and a minimum amount of natural capital to provide ecosystem services. Attaining 10% natural vegetation is a low target that all cropland systems must fulfill.
Calculation
The natural vegetation around and embedded in croplands is calculated using a 1x1 km moving window. Values estimate the proportion of seminatural land around a cropland pixel which is then averaged at the national level for all cropland.