Press Release: Thirty indicators to measure resource efficiency in the EU

Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, on 6 December 2013, published for the European Resource Efficiency Scoreboard for the first time. The scoreboard presents a set of 30 robust and easily understandable indicators for assessing the use of natural resources in the EU and for monitoring the progress towards a resource-efficient and circular economy.

The scoreboard indicators provide statistical support for the implementation of the Resource-efficient Europe initiative, one of the seven flagship initiatives of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. It will provide the basis for a yearly analysis of the progress of the EU.