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

Republic of Korea: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material was 0.4859 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.4859
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
171st
of 224 countries
All-time high
0.8472
in 2000
All-time low
0.4801
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

00.20.40.60.82000201220242000: 0.8472001: 0.8362002: 0.7972003: 0.8242004: 0.7622005: 0.6582006: 0.6462007: 0.6352008: 0.6252009: 0.6072010: 0.5692011: 0.5462012: 0.5592013: 0.5522014: 0.5362015: 0.5432016: 0.5672017: 0.5482018: 0.5282019: 0.5142020: 0.4892021: 0.4862022: 0.482023: 0.4882024: 0.486

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Republic of Korea recorded 0.4859 for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.8472 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4801, in 2022.

Republic of Korea ranks 171st 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 Republic of Korea, 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 Republic of Korea, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 0.8472
2001 0.8362 -1.3%
2002 0.7968 -4.7%
2003 0.824 +3.4%
2004 0.7615 -7.6%
2005 0.6583 -13.6%
2006 0.6457 -1.9%
2007 0.6355 -1.6%
2008 0.6248 -1.7%
2009 0.6067 -2.9%
2010 0.5692 -6.2%
2011 0.5463 -4.0%
2012 0.5588 +2.3%
2013 0.5521 -1.2%
2014 0.5362 -2.9%
2015 0.5434 +1.3%
2016 0.5667 +4.3%
2017 0.5476 -3.4%
2018 0.528 -3.6%
2019 0.5136 -2.7%
2020 0.4895 -4.7%
2021 0.486 -0.7%
2022 0.4801 -1.2%
2023 0.488 +1.6%
2024 0.4859 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7237 0.6067 0.8472 10
2010s 0.5462 0.5136 0.5692 10
2020s 0.4859 0.4801 0.4895 5

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 168 Slovenia 0.5238 compare
  2. 169 Greece 0.5167 compare
  3. 170 Grenada 0.4865 compare
  4. 172 Korea 0.4801 compare
  5. 173 Qatar 0.4756 compare
  6. 174 Polynesia 0.4709 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Republic of Korea?
Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Republic of Korea was 0.4859 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 Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.8472 in 2000.
What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4801 in 2022.
How does Republic of Korea rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
Republic of Korea ranks 171st 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 Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Republic of Korea 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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