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For any question on data and metadata, please contact: EUROPEAN STATISTICAL DATA SUPPORT |
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1.1. Contact organisation | Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union |
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1.2. Contact organisation unit | E2: Environmental statistics and accounts; sustainable development |
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1.5. Contact mail address | 2920 Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG e-mail contact: ESTAT-RESOURCE-EFFICIENCY@ec.europa.eu |
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2.1. Metadata last certified | 06/11/2017 | ||
2.2. Metadata last posted | 25/10/2018 | ||
2.3. Metadata last update | 10/01/2022 |
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The indicator is part of the Resource Efficiency Scoreboard. It is used to monitor progress towards a resource efficient Europe, complementing the lead indicator on the area of materials. The 7th Environment Action Programme, the agreed framework for EU environment policy until 2020, has put forward three key objectives: (1) to protect, conserve and enhance the Union’s natural capital, (2) to turn the Union into a resource-efficient, green, and competitive low-carbon economy and (3) to safeguard the Union's citizens from environment-related pressures and risks to health and wellbeing. Four so-called ‘enablers’ will help Europe deliver on these goals: better implementation of legislation, better information by improving the knowledge base, more and wiser investment for environment and climate policy, full integration of environmental requirements and considerations into other policies. Two additional horizontal priority objectives complete the programme: to make the Union's cities more sustainable and to help the Union address international environmental and climate challenges more effectively, which are The Sustainable Consumption and Production and Sustainable Industrial Policy (SCP/SIP) Action Plan and The Circular Economy Package. |
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4.1. Data description | |||
The indicator is defined as the total amount of material directly used in an economy and equals direct material input (DMI) minus exports. DMI measures the direct input of materials for the use in the economy. DMI equals domestic extraction (DE) plus imports. For the ‘per capita’ calculation of the indicator the average population is used (the arithmetic mean of the population on 1st January of two consecutive years). Domestic Material Consumption (DMC) is based on the Economy-wide Material Flow Accounts (EW-MFA). The theory of Economy-wide material flow accounts includes compilations of the overall material inputs into national economy, the changes of material stock within the economy and the material outputs to other economies or to the environment. EW-MFA covers all solid, gaseous, and liquid materials, except water and air. Water included in products is included. |
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4.2. Unit of measure | |||
Tonnes per capita. |
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4.3. Reference Period | |||
Calendar year. |
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4.4. Accuracy - overall | |||
Indicator is produced according to the high-level quality standards of European Statistics. Details on accuracy can be found in the metadata of the source datasets (see link in "Related metadata"). |
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4.5. Source data | |||
ESS Data source: European Statistical System (ESS). Data provider: Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat), based on data reported by the countries: Economy-wide material flow accounts (env_ac_mfa). |
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5.1. Frequency of dissemination | |||
Every year Indicator is updated annually. The release calendar can be consulted in the medatada file of the data set source. |
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5.2. Timeliness | |||
T+1 year New data points are disseminated within one year after the reference year. |
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6.1. Reference area | |||
All EU MS Data are presented for all EU Member States plus the United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Republic of North Macedonia, Albania, Turkey, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The EU aggregate is also available. |
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6.2. Comparability - geographical | |||
All EU MS Data are comparable between all EU Member States. |
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6.3. Coverage - Time | |||
> 10 years Presented time series starts in 1990. |
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6.4. Comparability - over time | |||
> 4 data points Length of comparable time series without methodological break is longer than 4 data points. |
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7.1. Dissemination format - Publications | |||
Reports on the indicators of the Resource Efficiency Scoreboard. A resource-efficient Europe (Communication COM(2011) 21). Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe. Eurostat, Statistics explained: Material flow accounts and resource productivity. |
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7.2. Dissemination format - online database | |||
See table t2020_rl110 |
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7.3. Dissemination format - other | |||
Environmental statistics and accounts in Europe, Chapter ´Economy-wide material flows´. Eurostat dedicated section on Material Flows and Resource Productivity. |
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