Food
In this layer, we focus on the ‘food’ need system: what resources do we use? What is the impact of our consumption? What waste streams are created and how are they reused?
Use of input
This group of indicators shows the amount of resources (water, soil, fertilisers, energy…) our primary food production (agriculture) uses.
61 million m³
Total water consumption
This indicator measures how much water is used in the Flemish agricultural sector and where this water comes from....
37%
Sustainable water consumption
This indicator shows how much of the Flemish agricultural sector’s water consumption comes from sustainable sources.
147.2 kt
Use of nitrogen in the agricultural sector
This indicator measures how much nitrogen-based fertiliser is used in the Flemish agricultural sector. It also shows what kinds...
42.6 kt
Use of phosphorus in the agricultural sector
This indicator measures how much phosphorus-based fertiliser is used in the Flemish agricultural sector. It also shows what kinds...
137% (N) - 147% (P)
Production and use of animal fertiliser
This indicator shows the ratio between livestock manure production and the use of animal fertiliser in Flanders.
31.7 PJ
Energy consumption in the agricultural sector
This indicator shows how much energy is consumed each year by the agricultural sector and which sources of energy...
50% farmland
Spatial distribution
This indicator gives more insight into the spatial distribution of Flanders.
617 081 ha
Use of agricultural land
This indicator shows the various uses of the agricultural land in Flanders.
7,756 kt
Use of animal feed
This indicator paints a picture of the total production of compound feed in Belgium and the proportion of residual...
Use of soil in Flanders
This indicator shows the evolution of 7 soil nutrients, which play a role in the growth of crops, and...
Loss of input
This group of indicators shows how much and which resources from primary food production (agriculture) ‘leak’ into the environs.
7,492 kt CO₂-eq.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector
This indicator measures the total greenhouse gas emissions generated by the Flemish agricultural sector. It also gives more insight...
2,670 million Zeq
Acidifying emissions in the agricultural sector
This indicator shows the amount of acidifying emissions coming from primary production. The emissions are quantified according to the...
23.6 mg NO₃/l
Nitrogen concentrations in surface water
This indicator shows the evolution of the nitrogen concentrations in surface water in the agricultural regions of Flanders. It...
64% exceeded
Phosphate concentrations in surface water
This indicator shows the evolution of the phosphate concentrations in surface water at various measurement sites in the agricultural...
Consumption pattern
This group of indicators shows the food choices made by Flemish households: are they balanced? Are they low-impact? How much leftover food is thrown away?
65% plant-based
Protein consumption
This indicator shows the proportion of animal and plant-based products in the total calorie intake, as well as per...
240.9 kt
Household food waste
This indicator paints a picture of, on the one hand, the amount and type of food waste that was...
25.5
BMI evolution
In order to measure the total consumption of Flanders, we look at the average Body Mass Index (BMI) and...
Waste
This group of indicators shows the food losses and residual flows and packaging waste, and how these are recovered.
3,485 kt food waste
Food residues and food loss
This indicator shows the amount of food residues and food loss per sector of the Flemish food chain (2015)....
Cascade index 8.2
Valorisation of residual food streams
This indicator shows the valorisation chain and cascade index of the residual food streams per sector in Flanders.
1,391 kt digestate
Processing of residual food streams
This indicator shows the output of the fermentation of residual food streams.
70.5 kt
Proportion of food in residual household waste
This indicator shows how much food waste is not sorted for household collection and therefore ends up in the...
3,909 kt
Collection of organic residual waste
This indicator shows the evolution of the stream of organic residual waste sorted for collection.
783 kt
Food packaging
This indicator shows the evolution of the weight of packaging put on the market (POM) by the members of...
698 kt
Collection of food packaging
This indicator shows the evolution of the sorted collection of packaging waste and, for each type of packaging, also...
27%
Share of food packaging in the residual waste stream
This indicator shows how much food packaging ended up in the residual waste in Flanders in the period 2013-2014....
