Bhutan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product

Bhutan
7.71 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
6.74 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Bhutan rank
9th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
10th

Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product over time

  • Bhutan
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
02468200020122024

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 7.71 kilograms per constant usd against 6.74 kilograms per constant usd in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.97 kilograms per constant usd.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Bhutan ranks 9th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 10th of 211 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 5.48 kilograms per constant usd 6.77 kilograms per constant usd 1.29 kilograms per constant usd Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 7.17 kilograms per constant usd 6.06 kilograms per constant usd 1.11 kilograms per constant usd Bhutan
2020s 8.13 kilograms per constant usd 6.73 kilograms per constant usd 1.4 kilograms per constant usd Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per gross domestic product, Bhutan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Bhutan, at 7.71 kilograms per constant usd against 6.74 kilograms per constant usd in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per gross domestic product between Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.97 kilograms per constant usd, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for domestic material consumption per gross domestic product?
Bhutan ranks 9th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 10th 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).