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Target 8.4: Target 8.4

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.

Go to target 8.5 Go to target 8.5: Full employment an decent work with equal pay

Indicators

8.4.1

8.4.2
Material footprint (domestic material consumption)
Unit: Tonnes per capita
Unit: Tonnes per capita
201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Material Footprint102 253 000.0128 947 000.0131 505 000.0121 311 000.0116 145 000.0130 974 000.0138 623 000.0140 938 000.0140 451 000.0147 398 000.0141 576 000.0146 888 000.0152 901 000.0135 402 000.0148 383 000.0
Material Fotprint per capita18.423.123.521.620.623.024.224.424.225.324.325.125.922.824.8
Material Footprint per bill. DKK GDP50.562.864.158.355.160.862.561.660.362.260.959.361.454.157.3

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Definition

Material footprint accounts for the amount of primary materials, measured in raw material equivalents, associated with the Danish economy. The indicator is calculated as domestic resource extraction plus the raw material equivalents of imports, minus the raw material equivalents of exports. The material footprint per capita describes the average raw material consumption in the economy. The indicator follows the UN definition and is based on calculations in the environmental-economic accounts. A more detailed methodological description can be found in the statistical documentation for the economy-wide material flow accounts on Statistics Denmark’s website.

Last updated:

17-04-2026