Footprint

This set of indicators gives a picture of the pressures on our environment caused by our food production and consumption.

Indicators

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...

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Use of input

This group of indicators shows the amount of resources (water, soil, fertilisers, energy…) our primary food production (agriculture) uses.

Loss of input

This group of indicators shows how much and which resources from primary food production (agriculture) ‘leak’ into the environs.

Consumption pattern

This group of indicators shows the food choices made by Flemish households: are they balanced? Are they low-impact? How...

Waste

This group of indicators shows the food losses and residual flows and packaging waste, and how these are recovered.