Iceland vs Norway: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw
Iceland
0.2871 kg per constant US$
in 2022
Norway
0.3109 kg per constant US$
in 2022
Iceland rank
192nd
Norway rank
189th
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.3109 kg per constant US$ against 0.2871 kg per constant US$ in Iceland, a difference of 0.0238 kg per constant US$.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 192nd and Norway ranks 189th of 226 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4982 kg per constant US$ | 0.3052 kg per constant US$ | 0.193 kg per constant US$ | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.2972 kg per constant US$ | 0.3888 kg per constant US$ | 0.0917 kg per constant US$ | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.2835 kg per constant US$ | 0.3141 kg per constant US$ | 0.0305 kg per constant US$ | Norway |
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, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.3109 kg per constant US$ against 0.2871 kg per constant US$ in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.0238 kg per constant US$, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
- Iceland ranks 192nd and Norway ranks 189th 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.