Belgium vs Italy: Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product

Belgium
0.23 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Italy
0.22 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Belgium rank
190th
Italy rank
191st

Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product over time

  • Belgium
  • Italy
00.10.20.30.4200020122024

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.23 kilograms per constant usd against 0.22 kilograms per constant usd in Italy, 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 Italy ahead.

Belgium ranks 190th and Italy ranks 191st of 211 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 0.356 kilograms per constant usd 0.384 kilograms per constant usd 0.028 kilograms per constant usd Italy
2010s 0.288 kilograms per constant usd 0.272 kilograms per constant usd 0.016 kilograms per constant usd Belgium
2020s 0.246 kilograms per constant usd 0.236 kilograms per constant usd 0.01 kilograms per constant usd Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per gross domestic product, Belgium or Italy?
Belgium, at 0.23 kilograms per constant usd against 0.22 kilograms per constant usd in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per gross domestic product between Belgium and Italy?
0.01 kilograms per constant usd, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for domestic material consumption per gross domestic product?
Belgium ranks 190th and Italy ranks 191st 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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About this data

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).