Table 1 Intensity comparison between APAC and the global average from the footprint and trade perspectives.

From: Environmental-social-economic footprints of consumption and trade in the Asia-Pacific region

  

Global

 

APAC

 

APAC without China

 
 

Indicator

1995

2015

Change (%)

1995

2015

Change (%)

1995

2015

Change (%)

Footprint

Water

1

0.73

−27%

1.89

1.33

−30%

1.59

1.61

1%

 

Energy

 

0.82

−18%

1.04

1.03

0%

0.80

0.94

17%

 

GHG

 

0.84

−16%

1.21

1.22

2%

0.85

0.98

15%

 

PM2.5

 

0.72

−28%

2.01

1.23

−39%

1.00

1.06

6%

 

Employment

 

0.74

−26%

1.84

1.21

−35%

1.23

1.26

2%

Trade

Water

1

0.56

−44%

1.23

0.74

−39%

1.29

0.80

−38%

 

Energy

 

0.81

−19%

0.97

0.76

−22%

0.88

0.94

7%

 

GHG

 

0.59

−41%

1.16

0.67

−42%

0.79

0.69

−12%

 

PM2.5

 

0.66

−34%

1.11

1.19

7%

0.64

0.93

47%

 

Employment

 

0.69

−31%

2.03

1.35

−34%

1.62

1.55

−4%

 

Value added

 

0.89

−11%

0.83

0.70

−16%

0.84

0.77

−8%

  1. The 2015 estimates are indexed to the 1995 estimates (1995 estimates = 1). The footprint intensity is calculated as footprints divided by final expenditure (in constant prices). The intensity of global and APAC trade focuses on global trade and intra-APAC trade, respectively, calculated as the direct impacts (e.g., GHG emissions and value added) per gross exports (in constant prices).
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