#Food
41.3% plant-based
Protein consumption
This indicator shows the ratio of plant and animal protein sources in the Flemish people's consumption pattern.
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Carbon footprint of Flemish consumption
The carbon footprint of Flemish consumption includes all greenhouse gas emissions generated globally as a result of the consumption...
196 Mt (29.5 t/cap)
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...
34 kg/cap.
Household food waste
This indicator measures food loss in Flemish households.
147.4 kt
Use of nitrogen in the agricultural sector
This indicator measures how much nitrogen-based fertilisers are used within the Flemish agricultural sector.
42.6 kt
Use of phosphorus in the agricultural sector
This indicator measures how much phosphorus-based fertilisers are used within the Flemish agricultural sector.
140% (N) - 150% (P)
Production and use of animal fertiliser
This indicator shows the ratio between livestock manure production and the use of animal fertilisers in Flanders.
32.2 PJ
Energy consumption in the agricultural sector
This indicator shows how much energy is consumed each year in the agricultural sector and which energy sources are...
883.7 kt food loss
Food residues and food loss
This indicator shows the amounts of food losses and by-product streams per step in the Flemish food chain.
Cascade index 8.0
Valorisation of residual food streams
This indicator shows the quality of valorisation of food waste streams by link.
1,445 kt digestate / 451 kt compost
Processing of organic residual streams
This indicator shows the amount and destination of digestate and compost in Flanders.
48 kg/cap.
Share of food waste in residual household waste
This indicator shows the organic kitchen waste that ends up in household waste.
3.6 Mt
Collection and processing of organic residual waste
This indicator shows the evolution of the stream of organic residual waste sorted for collection.
25.5
BMI evolution
This indicator illustrates the evolution of the average Body Mass Index (BMI) of adults in Flanders.
