This indicator quantifies the European demand for materials (biomass, metallic and non-metallic minerals and fossil energy materials) to produce goods and services for consumption or development of EU households, governments and businesses.
The consumption of raw materials, quantified in tons of materials consumed per inhabitant, makes clear the EU’s responsibility for environmental pressures in other parts of the world as a result of products or materials imported by the EU.
The consumption of raw materials, quantified in tons of materials consumed per inhabitant, makes clear the EU’s responsibility for environmental pressures in other parts of the world as a result of products or materials imported by the EU.
