Ξ€ype of indicator

Quantitative

Relative dimension and aggregated criteria

Environmental sustainability: Abiotic resources conservation: Water use

Description

This indicator is an indirect measure of water consumption at the farm scale. The measure takes into consideration water management in terms of percentage of irrigated cultivated area at the farm level. Permanent grassland area is not taken into account. This indicator is adapted from Van Calker et al. (2004).

Indicator interpretation

Higher values indicate larger negative impacts on the environment.

Indicator calculation

(π‘‡π‘œπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Ž π‘œπ‘“ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘ π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘”π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘ / π‘‡π‘œπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Ž π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘š) * 100

Where:

Ξ€otal area of crop irrigated and total crop area of the farm are expressed in ha.

Unit

Percentage

Scale definition

Scales Dexi interpretation References
0 none + Scale built in a participative approach by scientists and experts
[0; 25] Low
[25; 50] Medium
50 High –

 

References

Adapted from (Van Calker et al., 2004)