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[OD06] Direct Material Input and Domestic Material Consumption
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Key message
Neutral

Domestic material consumption amounted to almost 30 million tonnes (14.4 million tonnes per capita) in 2018 and was 18% higher than in 2013. The amount of biomass utilized increased by 25% compared to 2013, the amount of mineral resources exploitation increased by 27% while the amount of fossil energy used decreased by 20% compared to 2013. In 2018, the import to Slovenia was 4 million tons higher than the export.

 

This indicator shows domestic material consumption and direct material input, the structure of domestic material consumption and international comparison of material consumption per capita.

Domestic material consumption (DMC) is used to measure the total mass of all solid, liquid and gaseous materials (with the exception of water and air that are not directly contained in materials) obtained from natural resources (domestic natural resources + import and export) that enter production and consumption processes in a certain country within a year. Direct material flows are divided into six main groups: biomass (from agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and gathering), metallic and non-metallic mineral resources, fossil energy sources, waste and other.

Direct material input (DMI) is used to measure direct input of materials to be used in an economy, i.e. all materials that have economic value and are used in manufacturing activities and consumption; DMI includes materials obtained (and used) within a certain country and the total import of materials.

Charts

Figure OD06-1: Domestic material input, domestic extraction, material import and export to Slovenia and from Slovenia
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Imports[mio t] Exports[mio t] Domestic extraction used[mio t] Direct material input[mio t] Domestic Material Consumption[]
2000 11.79 7.61 30.00 41.79 34.18
2001 13.31 7.63 27.92 41.23 33.60
2002 13.55 7.94 29.25 42.80 34.86
2003 14.92 8.51 31.30 46.22 37.71
2004 16 8.78 30.90 46.90 38.12
2005 15.26 9.39 31.08 46.34 36.96
2006 17.63 11.24 36.72 54.35 43.11
2007 21.68 12.32 38.36 60.05 47.73
2008 20.56 13.02 34.45 55.02 42.00
2009 16.55 12.01 30.17 46.72 34.71
2010 17.10 12.39 28.10 45.20 32.81
2011 17.43 13.16 25.27 42.70 29.54
2012 16.80 13.34 22.19 39.00 25.65
2013 17.37 14.07 21.86 39.23 25.16
2014 18.03 15.63 24.66 42.69 27.06
2015 19.54 16.77 24.69 44.23 27.46
2016 20.66 17.26 23.11 43.76 26.50
2017 21.61 18.50 23.98 45.58 27.08
2018 22.75 18.78 25.92 48.67 29.89
Figure OD06-2: Domestic Meterial Consumption Structure in Slovenia
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Domestic material consumption[million t] Biomass[million t] Metal ores[million t] Non metal minerals[million t] Fossil energy sources[million t] Other products[million t]
2000 34.18 4.27 0.68 21.08 8.30 -0.15
2001 33.60 5.44 0.70 19.63 7.99 -0.16
2002 34.86 5.87 0.72 19.84 8.61 -0.17
2003 37.71 5.69 0.86 22.43 8.88 -0.14
2004 38.12 6.64 0.90 21.58 9.12 -0.12
2005 36.96 6.00 0.73 21.57 8.77 -0.11
2006 43.11 5.72 0.91 27.65 8.99 -0.15
2007 47.73 5.82 0.93 32.13 8.98 -0.13
2008 42.00 5.02 0.83 26.36 9.84 -0.06
2009 34.71 3.66 0.34 22.03 8.87 -0.19
2010 32.81 4.18 0.50 19.46 8.84 -0.17
2011 29.54 4.45 0.61 15.66 8.99 -0.16
2012 25.65 3.78 0.47 12.92 8.65 -0.18
2013 25.16 4.07 0.54 12.96 7.79 -0.20
2014 27.06 4.97 0.61 14.86 6.85 -0.22
2015 27.46 4.77 0.54 15.40 7.00 -0.26
2016 26.50 4.91 0.65 14.27 6.96 -0.29
2017 27.08 4.29 0.69 15.27 7.12 -0.27
2018 29.89 4.87 0.68 17.73 6.82 -0.20
Figure OD06-3: Domestic Meterial Consumption per capita
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2000 [ tonnes per capita] 2007 [ tonnes per capita] 2018 [ tonnes per capita]
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 15.44 17.33 14.43
European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 15.11 16.63 13.65
Belgium 14.93 16.90 12.31
Bulgaria 12.35 18.84 20.34
Czechia 17.54 19.10 15.96
Denmark 25.60 28.38 23.57
Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG) 17.69 16.23 15.68
Estonia 15.48 28.30 34.27
Ireland 33.76 41.13 24.32
Greece 14.19 22.18 11.21
Spain 17.01 20.60 9.04
France 14.55 14.28 11.75
Croatia 7.49 13.55 10.41
Italy 13.24 14.16 8.11
Cyprus 24.32 27.31 18.32
Latvia 6.45 14.96 14.51
Lithuania 8.34 15.08 17.70
Luxembourg 25.58 26.48 22.76
Hungary 11.72 11.76 15.50
Malta 9.36 8.90 13.41
Netherlands 12.53 11.74 9.38
Austria 20.23 21.39 20.04
Poland 14.09 16.49 19.34
Portugal 19.50 21.20 16.98
Romania 7.70 20.53 23.10
Slovenia 17.19 23.65 14.41
Slovakia 10.07 14.14 13.50
Finland 33.73 38.75 34.60
Sweden 20.27 22.90 24.79
United Kingdom 12.55 11.72 8.35
Iceland 0 0 0
Norway 0 23.24 26.43
Switzerland 12.63 12.41 11.06
North Macedonia 0 0 8.55
Albania 0 0 0
Serbia 0 14.51 17.02
Turkey 9.58 11.59
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0

Goals

  • To decouple economic growth from resource use, increase competitiveness and improve reliability of supply;
  • To improve economy efficiency while reducing pressures on the environment.

 

Methodology

Date of data source summarization
Last modified
17.04.2020
Author(s)

Barbara Bernard Vukadin, Slovenian Environment agency