Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Europe
Europe: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material was 0.4182 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Europe, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Europe recorded 0.4182 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Europe peaked at 0.5967 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4465, in 2022.
That places Europe 29th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5967 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5903 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5801 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5765 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5848 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5724 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5714 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5775 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5779 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5295 | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5137 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5366 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5077 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5033 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4994 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4861 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4708 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4691 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4688 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.469 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4769 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4692 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4465 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4377 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4182 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5757 | 0.5295 | 0.5967 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4925 | 0.4688 | 0.5366 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4497 | 0.4182 | 0.4769 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
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- 29 Mozambique 4.99 compare
- 30 Ukraine 4.98 compare
- 31 Suriname 4.93 compare
- 32 Timor-Leste 4.71 compare
More economy & growth data for Europe
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 27.06 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 4.85 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 22.10 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 29,680 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 36,332 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 1.68 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 21.04 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 20.98 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.92 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices -0.5895 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Europe?
- Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Europe was 0.4182 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5967 in 2000.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4465 in 2022.
- How does Europe rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
- Europe ranks 29th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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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