#Environmental pollution
642.4 million tonnes
Raw Material Input (RMI) of the Flemish economy
The Raw Material Input (RMI) is the material footprint of the Flemish economy: it represents the entire material basis,...
477.2 kg/cap
Production of household waste
Household waste is all waste that is collected by the municipalities or intermunicipal authorities. It includes not only waste...
14.2 t CO₂-eq./cap
Carbon footprint of Flemish consumption
The carbon footprint (CF) of a country’s or region’s consumption includes all greenhouse gas emissions that arise worldwide as...
190.8 million tonnes
Material footprint of Flemish consumption (RMC)
Raw Material Consumption (RMC) is the material footprint of Flemish consumption. This indicator reflects the entire material base, including...
143.5 kg/cap
Production of residual household waste
Residual household waste is household waste that is not collected selectively. It therefore refers to general household rubbish, bulky...
16,374 kton
Production of primary industrial waste
Primary industrial waste is all waste that is generated by the original producer and therefore not during subsequent processing....
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...
948.3 kt
Production of primary industrial residual waste
Primary industrial residual waste is the part of primary industrial waste that is not selectively presented or collected. Primary...
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...
4.44 million tonnes
Incinerated, co-incinerated and landfill waste of Flemish origin
Flanders aims to incinerate or send to landfill as little household and industrial waste as possible. Yet there are...
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...
29.5 kt of fly-tipping
Littering and fly-tipping
Littering is when people leave behind, consciously or unconsciously, smaller items of waste (e.g. tissues, bits of paper…) in...
77.7 Mton CO₂-eq
Territorial emissions
In Flanders, processes such as waste disposal, food production and storage, goods transport, production of goods, and fuels together...
28,936 kt
Material footprint of the building stock
This indicator measures the material footprint of the Flemish construction industry and housing on a yearly basis. The figures...
22,077 kt CO₂-eq.
Carbon footprint of the building stock
This indicator measures the carbon footprint of the Flemish construction industry and housing on a yearly basis. The figures...
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...
17,405 kt
Material footprint of consumer goods
This material footprint indicator represents the total primary material use that is needed to fulfil the final demand for...
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...
7,801 kt CO₂-eq.
Carbon footprint of consumer goods
This carbon footprint indicator represents the total CO2-equivalent emissions associated with the total primary material use needed to fulfil...
415 ppm CO₂
Concentration of emissions
This indicator measures the concentration of emissions in Flanders and compares it to the international objectives.
4,108 soil remediations
Soil contamination and remediation
Soil is contaminated by all kinds of human activities involving environmentally hazardous materials such as heavy metals, organic substances...
