Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material was 0.263 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 0.263.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.3382 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1923, in 2022.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 194th out of 224 countries 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3353 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3382 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3203 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.305 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3078 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2938 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2877 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2833 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.259 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2452 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2278 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2249 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2191 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.212 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2123 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2017 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1948 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2005 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1981 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1996 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.196 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1958 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1923 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2614 | +35.9% |
| 2024 | 0.263 | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +35.9% | 0.1923 | 0.2614 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2976 | 0.2452 | 0.3382 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2091 | 0.1948 | 0.2278 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2217 | 0.1923 | 0.263 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.263 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3382 in 2001.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1923 in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 194th 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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