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FOOD WASTE: &nbsp; Foodstuff which the holder (primary production, agri-food industry, trade and distribution, and households) discards, has the intention or the obligation to discard and thereby assumes the nature of waste.
REFERENCE PERIOD: &nbsp; Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).

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Food waste (t)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Food waste (t) by Food supply chain links; Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Statistics Portugal, Food Waste Statistics
First available period	2020
Last available period	2023
Dimensions	Data reference period Geographic location (Portugal) Food supply chain links
Concepts	FOOD WASTE : Foodstuff which the holder (primary production, agri-food industry, trade and distribution, and households) discards, has the intention or the obligation to discard and thereby assumes the nature of waste. REFERENCE PERIOD: Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
Measure unit (symbol)	Tonne (t)
Power of 10	0
Observations
Last update date	30/06/2025