Op Wereld Statistiekdag een nieuwe publicatie van Eurostat over de EU en de G20 (en)

20.10.2010: World Statistics Day

A new Eurostat i publication on the EU

and the G-20 i

To celebrate World Statistics Day, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, releases on this day a new publication "The EU in the world - a statistical portrait"1. This publication paints a picture of the EU in relation to the rest of the world using a range of harmonised European and international statistics. It provides data for the EU, the world total and for the 15 non-EU G-202 countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey and the United States).

The publication also presents information on current EU action to help develop official statistics across the globe through cooperation programmes. Eurostat in particular supports the development of international statistical standards, and also promotes bilateral cooperation with national statistical systems of non-member countries. In so doing, Eurostat assists beneficiary countries to develop their statistical systems.

The type of statistical cooperation provided to each country or region varies. Assistance to the candidate and potential candidate countries is designed to help their statistical bodies develop systems that comply with EU regulations. Assistance to countries that surround the EU is supported through the European Neighbourhood Policy, while statistical cooperation with the rest of the world is related to advocacy, coordination, advice, training and capacity building.

The publication covers a wide range of socio-economic fields, of which some examples are presented below.

The EU accounts for 7% of the world population…

The world has 6.9 billion inhabitants in 2010. The most populous countries are China (1 350 million inhabitants or 20% of the world population), India (1 210 mn or 18%), the United States (320 mn or 5%), Indonesia (230 mn or 3%) and Brazil (200 mn or 3%). The EU, with 500 million inhabitants, accounts for 7% of the world population.

In 1960, there were on average 116.0 cases of infant mortality per 1000 live births in the world, compared with

36.0 in the EU. In 2008, these rates had decreased considerably, with an average of 47.3 infant deaths per 1000 live births in the world, compared with 4.5 in the EU. India (54.6) and South Africa (49.1) had the highest infant mortality rates among the non-EU G-20 countries, while Japan (3.2) and South Korea (4.4) had rates below the EU average. The United States (5.9) was above the EU average.

The average life expectancy at birth in the world was 67.6 years, compared with 79.2 years in both the EU and the United States. The highest life expectancies among the non-EU G-20 countries were found in Japan (82.7 years), Australia (81.5 years) and Canada (80.7 years), and the lowest in South Africa (51.6 years), India (63.5 years) and Russia (66.5 years).

Demography

Sources: United Nations Population Division, Eurostat

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  Non-EU countries: 1960 is 1960-65 estimates and 2008 is 2005-2010 estimates.

** Non-EU countries: 2005-2010 estimates.

…and for 30% of world GDP

The world GDP was 41 200 billion euro in 2008. The EU, with a GDP of 12 500 bn, accounted for 30% of the total, compared with 23% for the United States, 8% for Japan and 7% for China.

The EU (1 090 bn euro) was the largest exporter of goods in 2009, followed by China (860 bn) and the United States (760 bn). The EU (1 200 bn) was also the largest importer of goods in 2009, followed by the United States (1 150 bn) and China (720 bn). Chinese trade was almost five times higher in 2009 than in 1999, Indian trade around four times and Russian trade more than three times higher. Over the same period, EU and Japanese trade increased by around 60%, while United States trade grew by less than 20%.

Economy

Sources: The World Bank, United Nations Statistics Division, Eurostat

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  Data not available

More than three times as many internet users in the EU, and twice as many mobile phone subscriptions, than on average in the world

Between 1990 and 2008, energy consumption3 in the EU increased from 3 530 kilograms of oil equivalent (kgoe) per capita to 3 620 kgoe. For comparison, energy consumption in 2006 was 8 260 kgoe per capita in Canada,

7 780 kgoe in the United States, 6 170 kgoe in Saudi Arabia and 5 920 kgoe in Australia, while it was 510 kgoe in India, 800 kgoe in Indonesia and 1 190 kgoe in Brazil.

In 2008, carbon dioxide emissions3 stood at 8.2 tonnes per capita in the EU. For comparison, emissions were

19.0 tonnes per capita in the United States in 2006, 18.1 tonnes in Australia and 16.7 tonnes in Canada, while they were 1.3 tonnes in India, 1.5 tonnes in Indonesia and 1.9 tonnes in Brazil.

On average in the world, there were 21 internet users per 100 inhabitants3 in 2008, compared with 64 users in the EU. Among the non-EU G-20 countries, higher shares than in the EU were found in South Korea (77 internet users per 100 inhabitants), Canada (73 in 2007), the United States (72) and Japan (69 in 2007), and lower, in particular, in India and South Africa (both 7 in 2007), Indonesia (11 in 2007), Russia (21 in 2007), China and Mexico (both 22).

There were 60 mobile phone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants3 on average in 2008 in the world, compared with 122 in the EU. Only Saudi Arabia (147 mobile phone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants) and Russia (132) had rates above the EU average, while India (30), China (48), Indonesia (62) and Canada (64) had the lowest rates among the non-EU G-20 countries.

Social

Sources: The World Bank, United Nations Statistics Division, International telecommunication union, Eurostat

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  EU27, 2008 data

** Brazil, Canada, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Africa, 2007 data.

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  Data not available
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  "The EU in the world: a statistical portrait", PDF version - free download from Eurostat website.

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  The G-20 is made up of 19 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States of America, together with the European Union.

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  The energy consumption refers to gross inland energy consumption. It reflects the energy necessary to satisfy inland consumption within the limits of national territory. Kgoe stands for Kilograms of Oil Equivalent, which is a standardised unit used to sum up the different fuels, based on their energy content.

Carbon dioxide emissions per capita is the total amount of carbon dioxide emitted by a country as a consequence of human (production and consumption) activities, divided by the population of the country.

Internet users are the number of internet users aged 16-74 who used the internet in the last year, per 100 inhabitants.

Mobile phone subscriptions refer to the number of subscriptions to public mobile telecommunication systems using cellular technology related to the population. Active pre-paid cards are treated as subscriptions. One person may have more than one subscription.

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