#Materials

Material productivity
0.43 - 1.47 €/kg

Material productivity

Material productivity is the ratio of gross domestic product to material consumption and expresses the efficiency of this consumption...
Raw Material Input (RMI) of the Flemish economy
562 million tonnes

Raw Material Input (RMI) of the Flemish economy

The Raw Material Input (RMI) is the materials footprint of the Flemish economy: it reflects the entire material base...
Share of industrial waste getting a second life
67%

Share of industrial waste getting a second life

Primary industrial waste is the waste produced by companies (excluding waste from the waste processing sector). This indicator...
Material footprint of Flemish consumption (RMC)
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...
Household waste recycling
65.6% effectively recycled

Household waste recycling

This indicator shows the extent to which household waste in Flanders is recycled, composted or fermented.
Production of secondary raw materials
25.8 million tonnes

Production of secondary raw materials

Secondary raw materials are originally by-products or materials that have reached the end of the waste phase and can...
Direct Material Input (DMI) of the Flemish economy
342.3 million tonnes

Direct Material Input (DMI) of the Flemish economy

By Direct Material Input (DMI) we mean all materials that physically enter the Flemish economy for both domestic consumption,...
Material footprint of mobility
0.9 t/cap.

Material footprint of mobility

The material footprint describes the raw materials needed directly and indirectly, via the domestic and foreign supply chains, for...
Material footprint of consumer goods
4 t/cap.

Material footprint of consumer goods

The material footprint describes the raw materials needed directly and indirectly, through domestic and foreign supply chains, for final...
Domestic Material Consumption (DMC) of the Flemish economy
164 million tonnes (24.7 t/cap)

Domestic Material Consumption (DMC) of the Flemish economy

The Flemish material consumption or Domestic Material Consumption (DMC) shows how many materials are consumed within Flanders. This includes...
Water consumption
739 million m³

Water consumption

Water is an essential resource for people and the economy. Because it is a finite resource, closing water cycles...