Environmental accounts - Resource productivity in the EU up by 35% in 2015 compared with 2000 - Maintaining economic growth while decreasing material consumption

In the European Union (EU), resource productivity increased to 2.00 €/kg in 2015 from 1.48 €/kg in 2000, an increase of 35.4% in real terms. Resource productivity measures how efficiently natural resources are used by the economy and indicates whether economic growth is compatible with a more efficient use of the natural resources from the environment.

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STAT/16/2442