Mobility

In this layer, we focus on the need system ‘mobility’: how do we moveourselves and our goods? What about the footprint? And what is the life cycle of vehicles in Flanders, from purchase to scrapping?

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Market

This group of indicators shows of the market size of different types of mobility.
Modal split in passenger transport
85.2 billion kms/year

Modal split in passenger transport

This indicator shows the total amount of passenger kilometres travelled by any means of transport. It allows us to...
Number of cars
3,544,324 cars

Number of cars

In 2020 there were 3.5 million registered cars in Flanders, a number that had been steadily increasing over the...
Car use intensity
14,483 km/year

Car use intensity

Car use intensity measures the intensity of use of passenger cars and is defined as the ratio between the...
Car use efficiency
1.29 passengers/car

Car use efficiency

This indicator is defined as the ratio between the number of kilometres a car travels and the number of...
Car sharing uptake
82,226 members

Car sharing uptake

This indicator presents the number of car sharing memberships in Flanders. Car sharing is a circular business model that...
Number of buses
8,969 buses

Number of buses

This indicator aims to offer an understanding of the total number of buses in Flanders. A circular economy aims...
Bus use intensity
45,000 km/year

Bus use intensity

This indicator describes the use intensity of buses. In other words, how much buses are used. By maximising the...
Modal split in freight transport
55.4 billion tonne-kms

Modal split in freight transport

This indicator provides information on the modal split in freight transport between trucks, trains and ships. It is expressed...
Number of freight vehicles
552,404 vehicles

Number of freight vehicles

This indicator gives information about the number and type of freight transport vehicles. This category of vehicles includes (mainly)...
Truck use intensity
105,010 billion kms

Truck use intensity

This indicator measures the use intensity of road freight transport vehicles (trucks). Their use intensity can be measured in...

Footprint

This group of indicators shows the carbon and materials footprint of our mobility.
Material footprint of mobility
9,781 kt

Material footprint of mobility

This indicator shows the material footprint of passenger transport in Flanders. The figures express how much raw material Flemish...
Carbon footprint of mobility
13,350 kt CO₂-eq.

Carbon footprint of mobility

This indicator shows the carbon footprint of passenger transport in Flanders. The figures express how many greenhouse gasses Flemish...

Lifecycle

This group of indicators tells us where cars and tires are going at the end of their life.
New cars on the market
628,323 cars

New cars on the market

This indicator shows the number of newly registered cars entering the market. The number includes all newly registered cars,...
Mass of new cars on the market
1,507 kg

Mass of new cars on the market

This indicator reports the average mass of new cars on the market in Flanders. In other words, it describes...
Emissions and Ecoscores of new cars on the market
108.4 g CO₂-eq./km

Emissions and Ecoscores of new cars on the market

This indicator reports the Ecoscore values and CO2 emissions of new cars on the market in Flanders. It provides...
Fuel use of road transport
225 PJ

Fuel use of road transport

Fuel consumption is the biggest contributor to the lifecycle impact of vehicles. This indicator reports the type and amount...
Total emissions of road transport
14,400 kton CO₂-eq.

Total emissions of road transport

This indicator measures the impact of fuel use in Flanders by providing data on the related greenhouse gas emissions...
Mileage of cars at end of life
193,000 km

Mileage of cars at end of life

This indicator measures the average mileage of cars when they are returned to official demolition centres. It aims to...
Age of cars at end of life
16.8 years

Age of cars at end of life

This indicator measures the average age of cars when they are returned to official demolition centres. It aims to...
Valorisation of end-of-life cars via official demolition
97% recovered

Valorisation of end-of-life cars via official demolition

This indicator gives information on the valorisation of demolished end-of-life (EOL) cars in Belgium. The reported values show the...
Valorisation of old tyres
101% collected

Valorisation of old tyres

This indicator presents the collection rate of tyres in Belgium, divided into the different downstream processing routes as applied...