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In terms of employment, the job of 31.1 million people in the EU was supported by exports to non-EU countries in 2022. These employed people accounted for 14.5% of the total EU employment (214.4 million). Between 2021 and 2022, the share of employed people supported by EU exports remained stable. However, from 2010 to 2022 it increased by 2.6 pp (from 11.9%). More ...
Environmental tax statistics
Updated 16/07/2024
Across the EU, the environmental tax revenue-to-GDP ratios ranged in 2022 from 0.9% (Ireland) to 5.6% (Greece). The environmental taxes to TSC ratios also varied across the EU Member States, with Bulgaria (15.3%) and Greece (13%) reporting the largest shares of environmental taxes in TSC, and Sweden (2.9%) and Luxembourg (3.1%) the lowest. More ...
Water statistics
Updated 15/07/2024
Freshwater resources per inhabitant are considered an important indicator for measuring the sustainability of water resources. For EU Member States, the average water resources are about 4-5 thousand m³ per inhabitant.

In water-rich countries an inhabitant's share can be as high as around 30 thousand m³ (Croatia) or close to 70 thousand m³ as in Norway.

According to the World water development report of the United Nations, a country experiences 'water stress' when its annual water resources are below 1 700 m³ per inhabitant; among the EU Member States, this is the case in Poland, Czechia, Cyprus and Malta. More ...
There were around 196 700 enterprises operating with the repair of computers and personal and household goods (Division 95) as their main activity in the EU in 2021, an increase of 5.2% compared to the previous year. Together they employed 0.7% more than in 2020, accounting for almost 340 900 persons. This is equivalent to 0.2% of the business economy employment. They generated only 0.1% of the business economy total, accounting for €8.9 billion of value added, an increase of 14.2% compared to the previous year. More ...