Barbados vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product

Barbados
0.25 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.26 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Barbados rank
186th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
184th

Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product over time

  • Barbados
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.20.30.40.50.60.7200020122024

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.26 kilograms per constant usd against 0.25 kilograms per constant usd in Barbados, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per constant usd.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 186th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 184th of 211 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.506 kilograms per constant usd 0.298 kilograms per constant usd 0.208 kilograms per constant usd Barbados
2010s 0.292 kilograms per constant usd 0.208 kilograms per constant usd 0.084 kilograms per constant usd Barbados
2020s 0.27 kilograms per constant usd 0.222 kilograms per constant usd 0.048 kilograms per constant usd Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per gross domestic product, Barbados or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.26 kilograms per constant usd against 0.25 kilograms per constant usd in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per gross domestic product between Barbados and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.01 kilograms per constant usd, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Barbados and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for domestic material consumption per gross domestic product?
Barbados ranks 186th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 184th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product
Unit
kilograms per constant usd
Source
United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,194 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars).