Comparability
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The Material Flow Account follows the UN's standard for environmental economic accounts, the System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA). Therefore, the account is comparable to other countries' Material Flow Accounts that adhere to the same guidelines.
Comparability - geographical
The Material Flow Account is prepared in accordance with existing international standards and follows the UN's standards for environmental economic accounts, the System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA). The account is reported to Eurostat and is comparable to statistics from other countries that adhere to the same standards.
Comparability over time
The Material Flow Accounts are available for each year from 1993 until the last year that is published (from 2008 for the RME). The Material Flow Accounts are consistent and fully comparable within these years.
Coherence - cross domain
The Material Flow Account is part of the green national accounts and is prepared with the same boundaries as the National Accounts. The Material Flow Account forms the basis for the preparation of the Detailed material flow accounts (physical supply-use tables), where material consumption is reported at the industry level. The Energy Account contains the same information about fossil energy and its products as the Material Flow Account. However, the relevant quantities are reported in gigajoules.
Coherence - internal
It is ensured that data is internally consistent.