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tonnes by year, material type, unit and measure
Year Value Units Series
1998 886.6662 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
1998 19.9286658276 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
1998 119.7760546828 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
1999 933.8584 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
1999 20.7289161173 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
1999 118.7057836532 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2000 1161.3464 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2000 25.3932239338 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2000 134.6394917455 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2001 1209.5108 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2001 25.9919800576 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2001 125.2509449398 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2002 1162.6814 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2002 24.5841206073 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2002 115.5000645706 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2003 1224.6534 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2003 25.5687451066 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2003 123.7736272399 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2004 1180.2787 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2004 24.476192155 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2004 114.221993187 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2005 1237.509 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2005 25.6696674895 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2005 117.2660854733 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2006 1407.4273 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2006 29.2048867539 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2006 117.2983156509 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2007 1662.5498 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2007 34.4334403413 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2007 130.5711817418 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2008 1561.195 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2008 32.2198144651 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2008 122.9897508213 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2009 926.8357 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2009 19.0919066452 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2009 75.2980120076 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2010 831.0762 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2010 17.1497358646 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2010 63.372237727 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2011 935.4358 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2011 19.3647952635 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2011 69.5356882684 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2012 943.6587 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2012 19.6166448394 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2012 67.1189373733 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2013 1090.1741 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2013 22.6753491758 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2013 72.1563424562 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2014 1468.9791 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2014 30.3768541208 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2014 89.8194475017 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2015 1222.5278 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2015 25.028207018 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2015 70.5969740717 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2016 1356.829 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2016 27.442842118 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2016 71.6450877063 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2017 1617.5489 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2017 32.2722337497 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2017 82.2050566651 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2018 1579.5591 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2018 31.0579175556 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2018 78.4492073425 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2019 1610.1241 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2019 31.1619833751 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2019 73.9087412154 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2020 1888.3776 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2020 35.9951507758 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2020 88.4867296446 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2021 1550.9498 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2021 29.1625105767 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2021 67.4918754732 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2022 1580.0357 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2022 29.3695121611 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita
2022 62.7937708397 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP
2023 1552.5522 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption
2023 28.6084541819 1,000 tonnes Domestic material consumption per capita

Source: Statistics Faroe Islands

Geographical Area: Domestic material consumption (1,000 tonnes)

Unit of Measurement: 1,000 tonnes

Footnote: Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment#and decent work for all## 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##  Indicator 8.4.2#  Domestic mate rial consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP

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Indicator

Indicator 8.4.2: Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
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
Metadata update

2025-03-28
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Related indicators

8.4.1, 12.2.1, 12.2.2
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