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Circular Economy Monitor Flanders

How is the circular economy doing in Flanders? We paint a picture with analyses and more than 100 indicators.

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Foreignimpact Imports ofmaterials 272 million tonnes Import and export ofsecondary materials 5 million tonnes 5 million tonnes Secondary materials 31 million tonnes Import and exportof waste Landfillwaste disposal 5 million tonnes 5 million tonnes 2 million tonnes Waste management& recycling Emissions43 million tonnes Domesticextraction 49 million tonnes Processed materials 191 million tonnes 3 million tonnes Waste incineration CMUR (Circular Material Use Rate) 16,3% Energy consumption 51 million tonnes Material use 117 million tonnes Waste 31 million tonnes ‘Stock’ Exports ofmaterials 161 million tonnes 238 kilotonnes Reuse andrepair 4 million tonnes 100 million tonnes 17 million tonnes 11 million tonnes DMI (direct material input) 321 million tonnes DMC (domesticmaterial consumption) 160 million tonnes MATERIAL FLOWS IN FLANDERS IN 2020 Interactive diagram – click on each of the elements for more information about the indicators. Source: VITO for CE CenterGraph: Circular Flanders Click for more info on the DMI indicator Click for more info on the DMC indicator Click for more info on the RMI indicator DMI DirectMaterial Input321 Mt RMIRaw Material Input 560 Mt Click for more info on the RMC indicator RMC Raw MaterialConsumption 204 Mt DMC Domestic Material Consumption160 Mt Click for more info on the CMUR indicator Click for more info on domestic extraction Click for more info on import Click for more info on export Click for more info on processed materials Click for more info on energy consumption Click for more info on emissions Click for more info on material use Click for more info on reuse and repair Click for more info on stock Click for more info on waste Click for more info on waste management and recycling Click for more info on secondary materials Click for more info on waste incineration
Foreignimpact Imports ofmaterials 272 million tonnes Import and export ofsecondary materials 5 milliontonnes 5 milliontonnes Secondarymaterials 31 million tonnes Import and exportof waste Landfillwaste disposal 5 Mt 5 Mt 2 million tonnes Wastemanagement& recycling Emissions43 million tonnes Domesticextraction 49 million tonnes Processedmaterials 191 million tonnes 3 million tonnes Waste incineration CMUR (Circular Material Use Rate) 16.3% Energy consumption 51 milliontonnes Material use 117 million tonnes Waste 31 million tonnes ‘Stock’ Export ofmaterials 161 million tonnes 238 kilotonnes Reuseand repair 4 million tonnes 100 million tonnes 17 milliontonnes 11 million tonnes DMI (directmaterial input) 321 million tonnes DMC (domesticmaterial consumption 160 million tonnes MATERIAL FLOWS IN FLANDERS IN 2020 Interactive diagram - click on each of the elements for more information about the indicators. Source: VITO for CE CenterGraph: Circular Flanders Click for more info on the DMI indicator Click for more info on the DMC indicator Click for more info on the RMI indicator DMI DirectMaterialInput321 Mt RMIRawMaterialInput 560 Mt Click for more info on the RMC indicator RMC RawMaterialConsumption 204 Mt DMC DomesticMaterialConsumption160 Mt Click for more info on the CMUR indicator Click for more info on domestic extraction Click for more info on import Click for more info on export Click for more info on processed materials Click for more info on energy consumption Click for more info on emissions Click for more info on material use Click for more info on reuse and repair Click for more info on stock Click for more info on waste Click for more info on waste management and recycling Click for more info on secondary materials Click for more info on waste incineration

Indicators

Material footprint food
4 t/cap.

Material footprint food

What do we see? In 2021, a quarter of the footprint is linked to consumption of meat, animal products...
Material productivity
0.43 - 1.47 €/kg

Material productivity

Material productivity is the ratio of gross domestic product to material consumption and expresses the efficiency of this consumption...
Built-up area
393,551 ha

Built-up area

This indicator shows how much space is taken up for building in Flanders and provides more information on the...
Greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector
7,746 kt CO₂-eq.

Greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector

This indicator measures total greenhouse gas emissions from the Flemish agricultural sector and provides insight into the sources of...
Water consumption in the agricultural sector
66.2 million m³

Water consumption in the agricultural sector

This indicator shows water consumption in the Flemish agricultural sector and identifies the sources of this water.
Use of space
29% built-up area

Use of space

This indicator shows how space is used in Flanders and paints a picture of the building density and amount...
Raw Material Input (RMI) of the Flemish economy
562 million tonnes

Raw Material Input (RMI) of the Flemish economy

The Raw Material Input (RMI) is the materials footprint of the Flemish economy: it reflects the entire material base...
Share of industrial waste getting a second life
67%

Share of industrial waste getting a second life

Primary industrial waste is the waste produced by companies (excluding waste from the waste processing sector). This indicator...

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