8.4.2 (12.2.2) Domestic Material Consumption per capita


Metadata
Period: Annual
Year: 2025


METADATA
Indicator information
Definition and methodology
Data source type and data collection method
ID of global indicator
Metadata update
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Indicator informationTop
Indicator

8.4.2 (12.2.2) Domestic Material Consumption per capita

Global indicator name

12.2.2 (8.4.2) Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP

Target

12.2 By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources

Goal

Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns


Definition and methodologyTop
Definition

Domestic material consumption (DMC) measures the annual amount of raw materials extracted and used in the national economy, increased by the difference between physical imports and physical exports.

Methodological explanations

Per-capita DMC describes the average level of material use in an economy – an environmental pressure indicator – and is also referred to as metabolic profile.  

Method of calculation

Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes), is calculated as:

DMC per capita=  DMC/(Annual average population)

Unit of measure

tonne per capita

Available disaggregation

Territorial level

Republic of Serbia


Data source type and data collection methodTop
Data source

Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia

Periodicity of data collection

Annual


ID of global indicatorTop

C200203


Metadata updateTop
21/8/2025

Global metadataTop

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-12-02-02.pdf