Domestic material consumption

Go to target 8.3: Promote policies to support job creation and growing enterprises

Target 8.4: Improve resource efficiency in consumption and production

Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, with developed countries taking the lead.

Go to target 8.5

Indicators

8.4.1: Material footprint

8.4.2: Domestic material consumption

8.4.1

8.4.2

Indicator: Domestic material consumption

Area: Total | Unit: Tonnes per capita

Unit: Tonnes per capita


	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023

Domestic material consumption (million tonnes)	117.7	131.2	131.7	124.4	125.0	130.1	137.5	139.8	140.6	141.6	139.5	145.7	151.7	135.8

Domestic material consumption (tonnes per capita)	21.2	23.6	23.6	22.2	22.2	22.9	24.0	24.3	24.3	24.4	23.9	24.9	25.7	22.8

Domestic material consumption (tonnes per DKK billion GDP)	58 090.2	63 902.5	64 159.2	59 756.2	59 290.6	60 436.9	61 982.7	61 148.4	60 349.6	59 794.1	59 948.5	58 326.6	59 801.3	52 240.1

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Definition

The indicator is calculated by Statistics Denmark based on the Economy-Wide aterial Flow Acconts. Domestic material consumption is defined as al material resource extraction plus imports minus exports.

Last updated:

09-04-2025

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