Environment and Economy: Main Indicators - Years 2020-2022

Pressure on the environment as well as environmental expenditure increase again

In 2021 the main pressure indicators of the environmental accounts grow more than GDP (+ 8.3% in volume); in 2022 the dynamics are different.

Net energy consumption reaches 7.0 million terajoules (+8.8%) in 2021 (-5.0% in 2022); Greenhouse gas emissions rise to 428 million tonnes (Mt) of CO2 equivalent (+8.7%) in 2021 (+0.1% in 2022); Domestic material consumption climbs to 505.5 Mt (+10.2%) in 2021 (+2.1% in 2022).

In 2021, the value of goods and services produced by the economy for environmental purposes rises to 181 billion (+54.1%), the Expenditure on environmental protection to 46.6 billion (+10.6%) and the Environmental Tax Revenue to 55 billion (+8.1%), followed by a contraction of 24.4% in 2022.