Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Belgium

Belgium: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material was 0.2298 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2298
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
196th
of 224 countries
All-time high
0.4279
in 2001
All-time low
0.2386
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Belgium, 2000–2024

00.10.20.30.42000201220242000: 0.3742001: 0.4282002: 0.3782003: 0.3672004: 0.3512005: 0.3292006: 0.3342007: 0.3442008: 0.3412009: 0.3162010: 0.3072011: 0.3232012: 0.2982013: 0.2952014: 0.2872015: 0.2812016: 0.2782017: 0.282018: 0.2652019: 0.2692020: 0.2582021: 0.2392022: 0.2572023: 0.2442024: 0.23

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.2298 for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Belgium peaked at 0.4279 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2386, in 2021.

Belgium ranks 196th of 224 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars) in Belgium, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3737
2001 0.4279 +14.5%
2002 0.3776 -11.8%
2003 0.3669 -2.8%
2004 0.3514 -4.2%
2005 0.3288 -6.4%
2006 0.334 +1.6%
2007 0.3444 +3.1%
2008 0.3407 -1.1%
2009 0.3156 -7.4%
2010 0.3068 -2.8%
2011 0.3228 +5.2%
2012 0.298 -7.7%
2013 0.2945 -1.2%
2014 0.2875 -2.4%
2015 0.2811 -2.2%
2016 0.2779 -1.2%
2017 0.2801 +0.8%
2018 0.2646 -5.5%
2019 0.2692 +1.7%
2020 0.2582 -4.1%
2021 0.2386 -7.6%
2022 0.2571 +7.7%
2023 0.2445 -4.9%
2024 0.2298 -6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3561 0.3156 0.4279 10
2010s 0.2883 0.2646 0.3228 10
2020s 0.2456 0.2298 0.2582 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 193 France 0.2766 compare
  2. 194 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.263 compare
  3. 195 Barbados 0.2576 compare
  4. 197 Italy 0.2407 compare
  5. 198 Ireland 0.2267 compare
  6. 199 Cook Islands 0.2162 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Belgium?
Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Belgium was 0.2298 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.4279 in 2001.
What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2386 in 2021.
How does Belgium rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
Belgium ranks 196th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
Is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
261 places, 5,951 data points, 2000–2024
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