Material Footprint (Total)

<p style='box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: '>This map shows indicators on material footprint help monitor patterns and rates of resource use and efficiency in countries. This data is intended to help governments understand how economic growth patterns influence resource use; evaluate the impacts of policies adopted in the past; and develop effective strategies to improve resource efficiency through targeted SCP policies and actions.</p><p style='box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: '>UNEP has a <a href='http://uneplive.unep.org/global/index#more-tab1_7' style='box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(66, 139, 202); text-decoration: none; background: 0px 0px;' target='_blank'>database</a> that enables users to search the Materials domain and to download datasets. The dataset is based on international data sources.</p><p style='box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: '><span style='box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;'>Data Source</span>: UNEP (2015). Global Material Flows and Resource Productivity. A Report of the International Resource Panel. </p>