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[OD06] Direct Material Input and Domestic Material Consumption
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Domestic material consumption amounted to almost 28 million tonnes (13,1 million tonnes per capita) in 2020 and was 2,6% lower than in 2019. The amount of biomass utilized decreased by 1,5% compared to 2019, also  the amount of mineral resources exploitation by 1,5%. The amount of used fossil energy  increased by 1,5% compared to 2019. In 2020, the import to Slovenia was 3,3 million tonnes higher than the export from Slovenia.

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
Sources:

SI-STAT, 2022

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Imports[mio t] Exports[mio t] Domestic extraction used[mio t] Direct material input[mio t] Domestic Material Consumption[mio t]
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 25.89 48.64 29.86
2019 22.67 18.96 24.55 47.23 28.27
2020 20.82 17.56 24.27 45.10 27.53
Figure OD06-2: Domestic material consumption structure in Slovenia
Sources:

SI-STAT, 2022 

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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 29.86 4.87 0.68 17.73 6.82 -0.20
2019 28.27 5.60 0.64 15.11 7.14 -0.22
2020 27.53 5.57 0.59 14.94 6.62 -0.17
Figure OD06-3: Domestic material consumption per capita in Slovenia and EU-27
Sources:

Eurostat, 2022 

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European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)[ tonnes per capita] European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)[ tonnes per capita] Belgium[ tonnes per capita] Bulgaria[ tonnes per capita] Czechia[ tonnes per capita] Denmark[ tonnes per capita] Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG)[ tonnes per capita] Estonia[ tonnes per capita] Ireland[ tonnes per capita] Greece[ tonnes per capita] Spain[ tonnes per capita] France[ tonnes per capita] Croatia[ tonnes per capita] Italy[ tonnes per capita] Cyprus[ tonnes per capita] Latvia[ tonnes per capita] Lithuania[ tonnes per capita] Luxembourg[ tonnes per capita] Hungary[ tonnes per capita] Malta[ tonnes per capita] Netherlands[ tonnes per capita] Austria[ tonnes per capita] Poland[ tonnes per capita] Portugal[ tonnes per capita] Romania[ tonnes per capita] Slovenia[ tonnes per capita] Slovakia[ tonnes per capita] Finland[ tonnes per capita] Sweden[ tonnes per capita] United Kingdom[ tonnes per capita] Iceland[ tonnes per capita] Norway[ tonnes per capita] Switzerland[ tonnes per capita] North Macedonia[ tonnes per capita] Albania[ tonnes per capita] Serbia[ tonnes per capita] Turkey[ tonnes per capita] Bosnia and Herzegovina[ tonnes per capita]
2000 15.44 15.11 14.93 12.35 17.54 25.60 17.69 15.48 33.76 14.19 17.01 14.55 7.49 13.24 24.32 6.45 8.34 25.58 11.72 9.36 12.53 20.23 14.09 19.50 7.70 17.19 10.07 33.73 20.27 12.55 0 0 12.63 0 0 0 9.58 0
2007 17.33 16.63 16.90 18.84 19.10 28.38 16.23 28.30 41.13 22.18 20.60 14.28 13.55 14.16 27.31 14.96 15.08 26.48 11.76 8.90 11.74 21.39 16.49 21.20 20.53 23.65 14.14 38.75 22.90 11.72 0 23.24 12.41 0 0 14.51 11.59 0
2018 14.43 13.65 12.31 20.34 15.96 23.57 15.68 34.27 24.32 11.21 9.04 11.75 10.41 8.11 18.32 14.51 17.70 22.76 15.50 13.41 9.38 20.04 19.34 16.98 23.10 14.41 13.50 34.60 24.79 8.35 0 26.43 11.06 8.55 0 17.02
2019 14.22 13.47 10.67 21.08 15.96 24.98 14.72 29.26 24.66 9.78 9.04 11.48 10.84 8.11 18.82 13.86 18.96 23.00 17.60 11.63 8.78 18.97 17.62 16.70 27.61 13.53 12.29 31.58 25.84 30.23 30.79 11.02 8.48 9.34 0 18.23 0 0
2020 13.59 12.99 20.42 14.74 23.91 13.88 28.36 22.44 9.85 8.97 10.26 10.66 7.72 18.75 14.90 20.04 21.62 14.35 12.30 8.49 19.11 17.01 16.31 28.90 13.10 11.87 33.08 24.65 15.02 23.72 10.50 9 19.04
2021 14.14 13.97 22.40 15.52 25.21 14.24 29.40 22.42 9.82 9.13 10.90 11.27 8.89 18.98 14.48 21.19 25.10 15.28 11.82 7.43 19.11 18.02 16.93 28.95 12.74 11.85 35.01 25.07

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
04.08.2022
Author(s)

Barbara Bernard Vukadin, Slovenian Envionment Agency