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  • 14/07/1995

Resource Present use (per capita) Environmental space
(per capita)
Change needed (%) Target AD 2010 Target AD 2010 (%)
CO2 emissions 7.3 t/a 1.7 t/a -77 5.4 t/a cap -26
Primary energy use
Fossil fuels
Nuclear
Renewables
123 GJ*/a
100 GJ/a
16GJ/a
7 GJ/a
60 GJ/a
25 GJ/a
0 GJ/a
35 GJ/a
-50
-75
-100
+400
56.5EJ**/a
45 EJ/a
0 EJ/a
11.5 EJ/a
-21
-22
-100
+74
Non-renewable raw materials
Cement
Pig iron
Aluminium
Chlorine


536 kg
273 kg
12 kg
23 kg


80 kg
36 kg
1.2 kg
0 kg


-85
-87
-90
-100


423 kg
213 kg
9.2 kg
17.2 kg


-21
-22
-23
25
Land use
Built-up area
Inland waters
Protected area
Unprotected wooded area
Arable area
Pasture land
0.726 ha
0.053 ha
0.009 ha
0.003 ha

0.164 ha
0.237 ha
0.167 ha
-
0.0513 ha
-
0.061 ha

0.138 ha
0.10 ha
0.09 ha
-
-3.2
-
+1933

-16
-58
-47
0.64ha/cap
0.0513ha/cap
0.009ha/cap
0.064ha/cap

0.138ha/cap
0.15ha/cap
0.113ha/cap
-12
-3.2
0
+2000

-16
-37
-32
Wood 0.66m3*** 0.56 m3 -15 0.56 m3 -15
Water Regional/national estimates neede. European data cannot be given

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