Material footprint per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Europe
Europe: Material footprint per unit of GDP, by type of raw material was 0.5312 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Material footprint per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Europe, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Europe recorded 0.5312 for material footprint per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material footprint per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Europe peaked at 0.7077 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5312, in 2022.
That places Europe 27th out of 34 groups 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.
Material footprint per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6921 | — |
| 2001 | 0.6746 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6785 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.685 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6998 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6976 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7002 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7077 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7026 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6499 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6304 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6509 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6121 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6161 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5947 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5582 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5633 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5543 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5523 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5476 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5677 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5556 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5312 | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6888 | 0.6499 | 0.7077 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.588 | 0.5476 | 0.6509 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5515 | 0.5312 | 0.5677 | 3 |
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 material footprint per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Europe?
- Material footprint per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Europe was 0.5312 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest material footprint per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7077 in 2007.
- What is the lowest material footprint per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5312 in 2022.
- How does Europe rank for material footprint per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
- Europe ranks 27th out of 34 groups with data for 2022.
- Is material footprint per unit of gdp, by type of raw material rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 Material footprint per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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