Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material was 0.3971 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Europe and Northern America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Europe and Northern America is 0.3971, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Europe and Northern America peaked at 0.6171 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4171, in 2022.
Europe and Northern America ranks 30th of 37 groups 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 Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6171 | — |
| 2001 | 0.6077 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5915 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5832 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5907 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5817 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5751 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5648 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5467 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5057 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4956 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5041 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4857 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4837 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4798 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4708 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4607 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4575 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4491 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4392 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4396 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4291 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4171 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4111 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3971 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5764 | 0.5057 | 0.6171 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4726 | 0.4392 | 0.5041 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4188 | 0.3971 | 0.4396 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
- 27 Yemen 5.09 compare
- 28 Caribbean 0.6572 compare
- 28 Tajikistan 5.06 compare
- 29 Mozambique 4.99 compare
- 30 Ukraine 4.98 compare
- 31 Suriname 4.93 compare
- 32 Timor-Leste 4.71 compare
- 33 Madagascar 4.68 compare
More economy & growth data for Europe and Northern America
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 533,759 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 1.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 11.5% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 11.3% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 1.9% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 41.4% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 2.1% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 1.0% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 1.4% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Europe and Northern America?
- Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Europe and Northern America was 0.3971 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 Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6171 in 2000.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4171 in 2022.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 30th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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