Relevance/rationale of the indicator (resp. why the indicator was chosen to measure the target and how it is suitable for these purposes) |
Material footprint of consumption reports the amount of primary materials required to serve domestic final demand of a country and can be interpreted as an indicator of environmental pressure related to consumption of materials. Per-capita material footprint describes the average material use for domestic final demand. |
Target value of the indicator and its evaluation |
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Definition |
Material Footprint (MF) is the attribution of global material extraction to domestic final demand of a country. The total material footprint is the sum of the material footprint for biomass, fossil fuels, metal ores and non-metallic minerals. |
Measuring unit |
Tonnes, tonnes per capita, kilograms per constant USD |
Indicator disaggregation |
By main material categories (biomass, fossil fuels, metal ores and non-metallic minerals) |
Reference period (resp. the period to which the indicator relates) |
Year |
Related geographical area |
CZ (NUTS 0) |
Comment |
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