MOBILITY
R&D AND INNOVATION
Fleets (source: General Division Statistics)
unit
2000
2008
2009
Cars
x 1000
2.764,1
3.049,8
3.086,6
Other
x 1000
628,1
811,1
830,7
Transport of passengers (source: FOD MV, edited by SVR, VHC,VVM De Lijn, NMBS, airport authorities)
unit
2000
2007
2008
Cars
people km x 1 billion
59,40
62,67
61,87
Rail transport
people km x 1 billion
4,39
5,85
6,04
unit
2000
2008
2009
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD*)
unit
2000
2006
2007
(source: EWI, ECOOM)
million euro
3.235
3.597
3.847
R&D intensity** (GERD/GDP) (source: EWI, ECOOM)
unit
2000
2006
2007
BERD/BIP
%
1,72
1,36
1,40
Non-BERD***/BIP
%
0,52
0,61
0,63
* Efforts of the companies (BERD), authorities (GOVERD), higher education (HERD) and non-profit organisations (PNP) ** Figures only according to regional approach which is also reported on international level
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Airports (Zaventem, Deurne, Ostend)
x 1000
22.024
18.893
17.352
Flemish seaports
x 1000
1.562,4
794,4
738,4
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
Public bus transport*
traveller journey x 1 million
240,4
508,1
530,0
Wastewater treatment (source: VMM MIRA)
unit
2000
2007
2008
Purity
%
52,0
70,4
73,3
Connection rate
%
70,3
83,9
83,8
Greenhouse gas emission
unit
2000
2007
2008
(source:LNE, VMM, General Division Statistics)
ton/inh
14,6
13,2
13,2
Soil pollution (source: OVAM)
unit
2000
2008
2009
Examined soil
x 1000
11,2
28,4
29,5
Polluted soil
x 1000
0,9
4,1
4,4
Energy use (source: VITO, SVR)
unit
2000
2007
2008
Energy-intensity of the economy
kgoe/1000 euro GDP
257,0
231,5
229,5
Renewable energy (source: VREG, VITO)
unit
2000
2007
2008
Percentage green electricity compared to total electricity consumption
%
0,3
2,7
3,4
Transportation of goods (source: FOD MV, VHC,PBV, NMBS, airport authorities)
unit
2000
2007
2008
Trucks
ton km x 1 billion
27,95
37,35
29,39
Rail transport
ton km x 1 billion
3,62
3,70
3,65
unit
2000
2008
2009
768
749
528
194,4
266,9
228,8
4,06
4,58
3,87
Airports (Zaventem, Deurne, Ostend)
x 1000 ton
Flemish seaports
x 1 Million ton
Inland navigation
ton km x 1 billion
* Estimation for 2009
CREDITS
More information about this publication: Flemish Department of Foreign Affairs, Boudewijnlaan 30 b 80, 1000 Brussel All figures provided by: Research Centre of the Flemish Government (Studiedienst van de Vlaamse Regering) Publisher: Koen Verlaeckt, Secretary General, Boudewijnlaan 30 b 80, 1000 Brussel Graphic design: Ingrid Van Rintel, Services for the General Government Policy, Communication division Orders: publications@flanders.be Flanders in Figures can also be consulted via http://iv.vlaanderen.be and http://www.flanders.be Catalogue number: D/2010/3241/304
*** Non-BERD = GOVERD + HERD + PNP
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