EEA core set of indicators

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EEA core set of indicators

• 37 indicators
• Of known quality
• Geographical and temporal coverage
• Comparable data
• Nationally representative data
• Methodological uncertainty

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Air pollution and ozone depletion

• Emissions of acidifying substances
• Emissions of ozone precursors
• Emissions of primary particulates and secondary
  particulate precursors
• Exceedance of air quality limit values in urban
  areas
• Exceedance of air quality limit values in rural
  areas
• Consumption of ozone depleting substances

3
Biodiversity

1. Threatened and protected species
2. Designated areas
3. Species diversity

4
Climate change

1. Greenhouse gas emissions and removals
2. Projections of greenhouse gas emissions and
   removals and policies and measures
3. Global and European temperature
4. Atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations

5
Terrestrial

1. Land take
2. Progress in management of contaminated sites

6
Waste

1. Municipal waste generation
2. Generation and recycling of packaging waste

7
Water

1. Use of freshwater resources
2. Oxygen consuming substances in rivers
3. Nutrients in freshwater
4. Nutrients in transitional, coastal and marine
   waters
5. Bathing water quality
6. Chlorophyll in transitional, coastal and marine
   waters
7. Urban waste water treatment

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Agriculture

1. Gross nutrient balance
2. Area under organic farming

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Energy

1. Final energy consumption
2. Total energy intensity
3. Total energy consumption
4. Renewable energy consumption
5. Renewable electricity

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Fisheries

1. Status of marine fish stocks
2. Aquaculture production
3. Fishing fleet capacity

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Transport

1. Passenger transport demand
2. Freight transport demand
3. Use of cleaner and alternative fuels