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 0.1923 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1923
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
202nd
of 224 countries
All-time high
0.3382
in 2001
All-time low
0.1923
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2022

00.10.20.32000201120222000: 0.3352001: 0.3382002: 0.322003: 0.3052004: 0.3082005: 0.2942006: 0.2882007: 0.2832008: 0.2592009: 0.2452010: 0.2282011: 0.2252012: 0.2192013: 0.2122014: 0.2122015: 0.2022016: 0.1952017: 0.2012018: 0.1982019: 0.22020: 0.1962021: 0.1962022: 0.192

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 0.1923, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.2% 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 202nd out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 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

Annual values for Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000 to 2022.
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%

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.1923 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4679, 41% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.1923 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6615, 29% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2976 0.2452 0.3382 10
2010s 0.2091 0.1948 0.2278 10
2020s 0.1947 0.1923 0.196 3

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 199 Cook Islands 0.2162 compare
  2. 200 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2103 compare
  3. 201 Luxembourg 0.1969 compare
  4. 203 Anguilla 0.1633 compare
  5. 204 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.1598 compare
  6. 205 Namibia 0.131 compare

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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 0.1923 in 2022, 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 202nd out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
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 down 12.2%. 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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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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