Physical Flow Accounts:
Overview
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The Economy and The Environment
-Natural Resources
-Ecosystem Services
Stocks
The
Economy
Flows
Expenditures
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Uses of physical flow accounts
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Material consumption
Material productivity
Energy use analysis
Energy policy
Emissions analysis
Environmental assessment
Natural resource management
Multi-factor productivity
Footprint calculations
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System of National Accounts
framework
Final demand
Sectors
Industries
Assets
Financial and
produced assets,
opening balance
Industrial intermediate
demand
Final demand
Gross fixed capital
formation
Wastes
Commodities
Industrial output of
goods and services
Sectors
Other changes in volume
& holding gains/losses on
financial & produced
assets
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produced assets,
closing balance
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System of Environmental-Economic
Accounts (SEEA) framework
Final demand
Sectors
Industries
Assets
Financial and
produced assets,
opening balance
Natural resource
assets, opening
balance
Natural resource
assets, opening
balance
Industrial intermediate
demand
Final demand
Gross fixed capital
formation
Environmental protection
expenditures
Environmental protection
expenditures
Capital expenditures for
environmental protection
Resource production
by industries
Resource production
by households/gov’t
Resource use by
industries
Resource use by
households/gov’t
Waste consumption by
industries
Waste consumption by
households/gov’t
Waste output by
industries
Waste output by
households/gov’t
Other changes in volume
& holding gains/losses on
financial & produced
assets
Sectors
Wastes
Commodities
Industrial output of
goods and services
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produced assets,
closing balance
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Changes in and holding
gains/losses on natural
resource assets
Changes in natural
resource assets
Natural resource
assets, closing balance
Natural resource
assets, closing balance
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Physical Flow Accounting
Final demand
Sectors
Industries
Assets
Financial and
produced assets,
opening balance
Natural resource
assets, opening
balance
Natural resource
assets, opening
balance
Industrial intermediate
demand
Final demand
Gross fixed capital
formation
Environmental protection
expenditures
Environmental protection
expenditures
Capital expenditures for
environmental protection
Resource production
by industries
Resource production
by households/gov’t
Resource use by
industries
Resource use by
households/gov’t
Waste consumption by
industries
Waste consumption by
households/gov’t
Waste output by
industries
Waste output by
households/gov’t
Other changes in volume
& holding gains/losses on
financial & produced
assets
Sectors
Wastes
Commodities
Industrial output of
goods and services
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produced assets,
closing balance
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Changes in and holding
gains/losses on natural
resource assets
Changes in natural
resource assets
Natural resource
assets, closing balance
Natural resource
assets, closing balance
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Physical Flow Accounts: Basic Tables
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Physical Flow Accounts: Basic Tables
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Physical Flow Accounts: Basic Tables
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Physical Flow Accounts: Natural Inputs
3.45 Natural inputs are all physical inputs that are moved from their location in the
environment as a part of economic production processes or are directly used in
production.
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Physical Flow Accounts: Products
3.64 Following the SNA, products are goods and services that result from a process
of production in the economy.
North American Product Classification System
(NAPCS) Canada 2012 Version 1.1
Classification structure
111 Live animals
112 Wheat
113 Canola (including rapeseed)
114 Fresh fruit, nuts and vegetables
115 Other crop products
116 Other animal products
121 Fish, shellfish and other fishery products
131 Logs, pulpwood and other forestry products
141 Crude oil and crude bitumen
142 Natural gas
143 Natural gas liquids and related products
144 Other energy products
145 Electricity
146 Natural gas distribution
151 Iron ores and concentrates
etc…
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Physical Flow Accounts: Residuals
3.73 Residuals are flows of solid, liquid and gaseous materials, and energy that are
discarded, discharged or emitted by establishments and households through
processes of production, consumption or accumulation.
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Compilation
Data sources:
 Survey data
 Administrative data
 Existing statistics
Issues:
 Correcting for residence principle
 Disaggregating information to ISIC
 Consistency with National Account concepts
 Compiling time series
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Compilation Exercise
Complete a water flow diagram based on the data provided.
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Compilation Exercise
Complete a water flow diagram based on the data provided.
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Compilation of supply and use
tables
• Mining of oil resources by mining industry (100
mln kg)
• Supply of crude oil to refinery (100 mln kg)
• Refining of crude oil production of petrol (80
mln kg)
• Export of petrol (50 mln kg)
• Use of petrol by Households (30 mln kg)
• With thanks to Statistics Netherlands!
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Mining of oil resources by mining
industry (100 mln kg)
Mining (ISIC 6) Refinery (ISIC 19) Households
Supply
Environment
Import
100
Oil resources
TOTAL
100
Natural inputs
O2
0
Crude oil
0
Petrol
0
CO2
0
Products
Residuals
0
TOTAL
0
Mining (ISIC 6) Refinery (ISIC 19) Households
Use
Oil resources
0
0
100
Environment
Export
100
TOTAL
100
100
Natural inputs
O2
0
Crude oil
0
Petrol
0
CO2
0
Products
Residuals
TOTAL
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100
0
0
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0
0
100
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Supply of crude oil to refinery (100
mln kg)
Mining (ISIC 6) Refinery (ISIC 19) Households
Supply
Environment
Import
100
Oil resources
TOTAL
100
Natural inputs
0
O2
Crude oil
100
100
Products
Residuals
Petrol
0
CO2
0
100
TOTAL
0
Mining (ISIC 6) Refinery (ISIC 19) Households
Use
Oil resources
0
0
100
Environment
Export
200
TOTAL
100
100
Natural inputs
0
O2
100
100
Crude oil
Products
Residuals
TOTAL
18
Petrol
0
CO2
0
100
100
0
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0
200
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Refining of crude oil petrol (80 mln kg)
& Export of petrol (50 mln kg)
Mining (ISIC 6) Refinery (ISIC 19) Households
Supply
Environment
Import
100
Oil resources
TOTAL
100
Natural inputs
0
O2
Crude oil
100
100
Products
Residuals
80
80
Petrol
0
CO2
100
TOTAL
80
Mining (ISIC 6) Refinery (ISIC 19) Households
Use
Oil resources
0
0
100
Environment
Export
280
TOTAL
100
100
Natural inputs
0
O2
100
100
Crude oil
Products
30
Petrol
Residuals
TOTAL
19
80
50
0
CO2
100
100
30
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0
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CO2 emissions by refineries
Mining (ISIC 6) Refinery (ISIC 19) Households
Supply
Environment
Import
TOTAL
Oil resources
100
100
O2
60
60
Natural inputs
Crude oil
100
100
Products
Residuals
Petrol
80
80
CO2
80
80
100
TOTAL
160
Mining (ISIC 6) Refinery (ISIC 19) Households
Use
Oil resources
0
0
160
Environment
Export
420
TOTAL
100
100
Natural inputs
O2
60
60
Crude oil
100
100
Products
30
Petrol
Residuals
TOTAL
20
CO2
100
160
30
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80
50
50
80
80
80
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CO2 emissions by households
Mining (ISIC 6) Refinery (ISIC 19) Households
Supply
Environment
Import
TOTAL
Oil resources
100
100
O2
150
150
Natural inputs
Crude oil
100
100
Products
Residuals
80
Petrol
80
CO2
80
120
160
120
100
TOTAL
Mining (ISIC 6) Refinery (ISIC 19) Households
Use
Oil resources
200
0
250
Environment
Export
630
TOTAL
100
100
Natural inputs
O2
60
Crude oil
100
150
90
100
Products
30
Petrol
Residuals
TOTAL
21
CO2
100
160
120
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80
50
50
200
200
200
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Check the accounting identities!
Mining (ISIC 6) Refinery (ISIC 19) Households
Supply
Environment
Import
TOTAL
Oil resources
100
100
O2
150
150
Natural inputs
Crude oil
100
100
Products
Residuals
80
Petrol
80
CO2
80
120
160
120
100
TOTAL
Mining (ISIC 6) Refinery (ISIC 19) Households
Use
Oil resources
200
0
250
Environment
Export
630
TOTAL
100
100
Natural inputs
O2
60
Crude oil
100
150
90
100
Products
30
Petrol
Residuals
TOTAL
22
CO2
100
160
120
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50
50
200
200
200
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Compilation Exercise continued...
Use the water flow diagram to compile a supply and use table for
water.
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Compilation Exercise solution...
SUPPLY
Industry (ISIC 05- HydroThermal
Water Supply: Water Supply:
Agriculture (ISIC 99 less 3510, 36, electricity (ISIC Electricity (ISIC drinking water irrication (ISIC
01-03)
and 37)
3510)
3510)
(ISIC 36-A)
36-B)
Sewerage (ISIC
37)
Households
Environment
Total
Surface water
22,451
22,451
Ground water
438
438
39
39
Sea water
Water, drinking (CPC 18-A)
469
Water, irrigation (CPC 18-B)
469
1,120
Reuse water
Losses
40
50
Wastewater
Evaporation, transpiration,
included in products
Total
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1,120
190
644
141
966
61
1,660
202
19,600
316
618
556
287
32
19,600
650
659
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1,436
327
280
21,570
70
1,129
350
22,928
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Compilation Exercise solution...
USE
Industry (ISIC 05- HydroThermal
Water Supply: Water Supply:
Agriculture (ISIC 99 less 3510, 36, electricity (ISIC Electricity (ISIC drinking water irrication (ISIC
01-03)
and 37)
3510)
3510)
(ISIC 36-A)
36-B)
Surface water
345
Ground water
155
19,600
650
83
Sea water
Water, drinking (CPC 18-A)
Water, irrigation (CPC 18-B)
Reuse water
420
Sewerage (ISIC
37)
Households
Environment
1,436
22,451
200
438
39
39
119
350
1,120
40
40
Wastewater
Evaporation, transpiration,
included in products
327
1,660
25
469
1,120
Losses
Total
Total
202
19,600
650
659
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1,436
327
350
556
556
21,243
21,570
1,129
1,129
22,928
47,812
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