Denmark vs Sweden: Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product
Denmark
0.35 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Sweden
0.39 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Denmark rank
175th
Sweden rank
169th
Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.39 kilograms per constant usd against 0.35 kilograms per constant usd in Denmark, a difference of 0.04 kilograms per constant usd.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 175th and Sweden ranks 169th of 211 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.464 kilograms per constant usd | 0.456 kilograms per constant usd | 0.008 kilograms per constant usd | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.399 kilograms per constant usd | 0.456 kilograms per constant usd | 0.057 kilograms per constant usd | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.374 kilograms per constant usd | 0.428 kilograms per constant usd | 0.054 kilograms per constant usd | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic material consumption per gross domestic product, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.39 kilograms per constant usd against 0.35 kilograms per constant usd in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in domestic material consumption per gross domestic product between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.04 kilograms per constant usd, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for domestic material consumption per gross domestic product?
- Denmark ranks 175th and Sweden ranks 169th 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
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars).