#Food
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
25.5
BMI evolution
In order to measure the total consumption of Flanders, we look at the average Body Mass Index (BMI) and...
