Published: 15 November 2018
Use of domestic natural resources increased by 5 per cent in 2017
In 2017, Finland used 237 million tonnes of direct inputs, which was around 3.5 per cent more than in 2016. Direct inputs include both imported products as well as materials extracted from the soil and vegetation of Finland. The use of domestic direct inputs increased by five per cent, and amounted to 180 million tonnes. The growth was primarily caused by increased mineral excavation and use of soil materials.
Around one-fourth, or 57 million tonnes, of the use of direct inputs consisted of imported products. The use of domestic direct inputs increased by five per cent, and amounted to 180 million tonnes. In 2016, altogether 172 million tonnes of domestic natural resources were used. Of all direct inputs used in 2017, around one-third, or 81 million tonnes, were soil materials. Sixty-six million tonnes of minerals and 44 million tonnes of wood were used.
Use of direct inputs by material group 2007 to 2017, million tonnes
In 2017, the domestic material consumption (DMC) was 191 million tonnes, which was around five million tonnes more than in 2016. The growth was the result of increased use of domestic natural resources. Both the tonnage of exports and that of imports remained quite the same compared to the previous year.
Domestic material consumption 2007 to 2017, million tonnes
million tonnes | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Domestic direct inputs | 195 | 196 | 169 | 187 | 186 | 185 | 215 | 170 | 167 | 172 | 180 |
Foreign direct inputs | 64 | 69 | 53 | 60 | 62 | 56 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 57 | 56 |
Exports | 44 | 42 | 35 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 44 | 45 |
Domestic material consumption | 214 | 222 | 186 | 204 | 203 | 197 | 229 | 183 | 179 | 185 | 191 |
In 2017, altogether 612 million tonnes of natural resources were used, which was three per cent more than in 2016. Total usage of natural resources includes unused extractions in forestry and mining and quarrying as well as hidden flows of imports. Unused extractions amounted to 145 million tonnes and hidden flows from imported products to 230 million tonnes in total.
Source: Economy-wide material flow accounts 2017, Statistics Finland
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Economy-wide material flow accounts [e-publication].
ISSN=2242-1289. 2017. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 4.10.2024].
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