Key indicators 2004

Contents

Indicators as benchmarks

1. Gross domestic product per capita

2. Decoupling illustrated by environmental impacts for 4 factors (greenhouse gases, runoffs of nutrients into the sea, emissions of acidifying substances and emissions to air) in relation to GDP

3. Genuine Savings

4. Employment analysed by age group

5. Average life expectancy (analysed between men and women)

6. Gross emissions of greenhouse gasses (analysed between industry, transport, households, agriculture, and waste)

7. Number of chemicals which have been classified

8. Area of natural habitats

9. Resource flows for 3 factors (energy consumption, drinking water consumption, waste) in relation to GDP

10. Assistance funds as a percentage of GNI, in total and analysed between development and environmental assistance, and assistance to neighbouring countries

11. The environmental profile of the energy sector, illustrated by energy consumption and emissions in relation to GDP

12. Number of ecolabelled products

13. Number of EMAS and ISO 14001 registered enterprises

A more detailed set of indicators, with 88 indicators for sustainable development, can be found at the Danish EPA website: www.mst.dk/indikator/bu/default.asp?sprogid=2

 



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