Dataset on potential environmental impacts of water deprivation and land use for food consumption in France and Tunisia

Carole Sinfort; Marlene Perignon; Sophie Drogué; Marie Josèphe Amiot

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.104661

Dataset on potential environmental impacts of water deprivation and land use for food consumption in France and Tunisia

Data Brief. 2019 Oct 28:27:104661. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.104661. eCollection 2019 Dec.

Authors

Carole Sinfort¹, Marlene Perignon², Sophie Drogué², Marie Josèphe Amiot²

Affiliations

¹ ITAP, Montpellier SupAgro, Irstea, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
² MOISA, Univ Montpellier, CIHEAM-IAMM, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France.

Abstract

The dataset concerns the environmental impacts of water consumption and land use caused by 1 kg of food item supplied to two Mediterranean countries: France and Tunisia. The dataset takes into account the food items available in France and Tunisia (identified in two national dietary surveys) and their origin. Water consumption and land use surfaces were extracted from existing databases and from national data for animal feed description. Up-to-date available evaluation methods were used to assess the associated impacts. The origin of ingredients was considered to compute impacts on all countries of the world. These data were used in Perignon et al., 2019 [1].

Keywords: FAOSTAT; INCA2; LANCA method; Tahina; UN comtrade; Water stress index.