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Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
Year Value Units Series Observation status Unit multiplier
2000 736.0925 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2001 743.2284 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2002 721.9182 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2003 722.968 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2004 751.9122 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2005 732.608 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2006 724.2121 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2007 718.9167 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2008 674.9923 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2009 591.5994 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2010 575.3452 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2011 581.3488 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2012 555.3701 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2013 562.9723 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2014 586.39 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2015 566.4305 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2016 558.2432 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2017 567.8934 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2018 570.8358 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2019 577.3412 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2020 509.5677 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2021 544.1757 Tonnes Domestic material consumption Normal value Millions
2000 12.5002759565 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2001 12.5730110128 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2002 12.1605270383 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2003 12.122878373 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2004 12.5422457819 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2005 12.1266060791 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2006 11.9060828627 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2007 11.7241934912 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2008 10.9180057794 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2009 9.5020042086 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2010 9.1674663337 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2011 9.186181054 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2012 8.7178375083 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2013 8.7819445692 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2014 9.0777009965 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2015 8.6995884536 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2016 8.5035757496 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2017 8.5992039791 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2018 8.5923244408 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2019 8.6432454773 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2020 7.5962779695 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2021 8.1188393951 Tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita Normal value Units
2000 209.2494120943 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2001 210.570974637 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2002 205.4421996275 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2003 204.5352688284 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2004 213.3646300924 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2005 208.5803900805 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2006 207.8929635256 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2007 205.9034508783 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2008 200.0615084397 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2009 187.1331387824 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2010 180.2210363301 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2011 184.0053649818 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2012 175.8309734878 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2013 178.8530151231 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2014 182.8233225814 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2015 173.7019329385 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2016 170.7109790531 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2017 172.5560579014 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2018 173.50610521 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2019 176.3627164525 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2020 185.3397594068 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units
2021 184.6309413003 Tonnes per $m Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP Normal value Units

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Geographical Area: United Kingdom

Unit of Measurement: Million tonnes, Tonnes per capita, Tonnes per GDP ($m)

Footnote:

1. Imports and exports for 'other' and 'waste for final treatment and disposal' are included in the Domestic Material Consumption estimates.

2. Total material input and consumption for 2016 onwards may be slight underestimates due to small missing data sources on extraction for some minor materials.

3. Total figures are based on raw data and therefore may not sum due to rounding.

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Not available for this indicator
Indicator description

Not available for this indicator
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Unit of measurement

Million tonnes, Tonnes per capita, Tonnes per GDP ($m)
Definitions

Domestic Material Consumption (DMC) is a standard material flow accounting (MFA) indicator and reports the apparent consumption of materials in a national economy.

Available disaggregations

Material category
Calculations

No calculations were performed in the acquisition of data for DMC and DMC per capita as appropriate data was readily available in the final format specified by this indicator.

Domestic Material per GDP is calculated as DMC/GDP using a Constant USD conversion.

The constant USD conversion was done using methodology specified by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The GBP values for GDP were converted with the USD exchange rate for the respective year, and then a deflator with base year 2021 was applied to transform the current USD values to constant 2021 USD values.
Other information

All reference to tonnes refers to Metric Tonnes.

Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts.
Data last updated 10 July 2023
Metadata last updated 10 July 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 name

Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
Target name

By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
UN designated tier

Tier I
UN custodian agency

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals metadata for target 12.2 opens in a new window

Source 1

Organisation

Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

2000
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Link to data source Material flow accounts opens in a new window
Release date 15 May 2023
Next release

See source link: We plan to update indicator data within 4 months of data being released
Statistical classification

Official Statistic
Contact details

environment.accounts@ons.gov.uk
Other information

Not available for this source

Source 2

Organisation

Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Periodicity

Quarterly
Earliest available data

1948
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Link to data source Gross Domestic Product - chained volume measures - Seasonally adjusted £m opens in a new window
Release date 12 May 2023
Next release

30/06/2023: We plan to update indicator data within 4 months of data being released
Statistical classification

Official Statistic
Contact details

gdp@ons.gov.uk
Other information

Not available for this source

Source 3

Organisation

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

1960
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Link to data source Development finance data opens in a new window
Release date 22 December 2022
Next release

See source link: We plan to update indicator data within 4 months of data being released
Statistical classification

Official international
Contact details

dac.contact@oecd.org
Other information

Data tables section, tables “Deflators for Resource Flows from DAC Countries (2021=100).xls” and “Annual Exchange Rates for DAC Donor Countries from 1960 to 2022.xls”
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