Overview and documentation of relevant data for the calculation of the externalities of food: the FOODCOST collection of data on food externalities

The report, Overview and documentation of relevant data for the calculation of the externalities of food: the FOODCOST collection of data on food externalities, available online in Q3 or Q4 2026, overviews the collection of over 340 data sources for the calculation of the externalities and potential market failures from food system activities. The attributes of the collection are described, indicating the nature and rationale of the information documented about each data source. Observations and statistics of the collection, such as the availability of open source versus commercial data, are made. This is the collection itself, available in 3 spreadsheets.