Domestic material consumption per capita

In 2021, Belgium's domestic material consumption per capita decreased by 2.3% compared to 2020, reaching 11.6.

Belgium accounts for 79.8% of the EU-27 total of 14.5.

Belgium ranks 23rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 10.1% (from 12.9 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset ten00137, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.