Sustainable Development Goals - 17 Goals to Transform our World

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

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

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Indicator name Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
Indicator number 8.4.2
Target name 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
Target number 8.4
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UN designated tier 1
UN custodian agency United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 58.7 KB) opens in a new window
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