Since 2008, resource productivity in the European Union has increased dramatically, as the EU's gross domestic product has increased consistently, while the material consumption of economies within the EU has declined.
Annual gross domestic product (GDP), domestic material consumption (DMC), and resource productivity in the European Union from 2000 to 2022
(in chain-linked volumes, where 2000 = 100)
Characteristic
Gross Domestic Product
Domestic Material Consumption
Resource Productivity
2022
134.5
98
137.3
2021
130
97.6
133.2
2020
123.3
93.4
132
2019
130.6
97.5
134
2018
128.3
97
132.3
2017
125.7
95.1
132.2
2016
122.2
92.7
131.9
2015
119.9
93
128.9
2014
117.2
92.7
126.5
2013
115.4
91.7
125.8
2012
115.5
94
122.9
2011
116.3
101.8
114.2
2010
114.2
96.9
117.9
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