Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product
Korea
0.49 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.57 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Korea rank
161st
United Arab Emirates rank
158th
Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product over time
- Korea
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.57 kilograms per constant usd against 0.49 kilograms per constant usd in Korea, a difference of 0.08 kilograms per constant usd.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 161st and United Arab Emirates ranks 158th of 211 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.725 kilograms per constant usd | 0.71 kilograms per constant usd | 0.015 kilograms per constant usd | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.547 kilograms per constant usd | 0.64 kilograms per constant usd | 0.093 kilograms per constant usd | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.488 kilograms per constant usd | 0.548 kilograms per constant usd | 0.06 kilograms per constant usd | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic material consumption per gross domestic product, Korea or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.57 kilograms per constant usd against 0.49 kilograms per constant usd in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in domestic material consumption per gross domestic product between Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.08 kilograms per constant usd, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for domestic material consumption per gross domestic product?
- Korea ranks 161st and United Arab Emirates ranks 158th 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).