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Indicator 8.4.2.b
Domestic material consumption per GDP (the same as 12.2.2.b)
Domestic material consumption per GDP (the same as 12.2.2.b)
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Indicator
Indicator 8.4.2.b: Domestic material consumption per GDP
Definition and concepts
Domestic material consumptions measures the total amount of material (biomass, fossil fuels, metal ores and non-metallic minerals) directly used in an economy and based on accounts of direct material flows, i.e., domestic material extraction and physical imports and exports.
Unit of measure
Kilograms per constant United States dollar;
Method of computation
Domestic material consumption per GDP = Domestic material consumption relative to GDP
Periodicity
Annual
Data last updated
May 30, 2023
Metadata last updated
May 30, 2023
This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.
Indicator
Indicator 8.4.2.b: NA
Target
Target 8.4: 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
