Bhutan vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw

Bhutan
8.13 kg per constant US$
in 2022
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
3.61 kg per constant US$
in 2022
Bhutan rank
7th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
6th

Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw over time

  • Bhutan
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
02468200020122024

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 8.13 kg per constant US$ against 3.61 kg per constant US$ in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 4.52 kg per constant US$.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.2 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 7th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 6th of 226 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
2000s 5.48 kg per constant US$ 4.61 kg per constant US$ 0.8684 kg per constant US$ Bhutan
2010s 7.17 kg per constant US$ 4.14 kg per constant US$ 3.03 kg per constant US$ Bhutan
2020s 8.12 kg per constant US$ 3.63 kg per constant US$ 4.49 kg per constant US$ Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material, Bhutan or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Bhutan, at 8.13 kg per constant US$ against 3.61 kg per constant US$ in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2022.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material between Bhutan and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
4.52 kg per constant US$, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
Bhutan ranks 7th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 6th of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars)
Unit
kg per constant US$
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
262 places, 5,949 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed