Material footprint per capita in high-income countries is

low-income

2metric

tons

60% higherthan in upper-middle-income countries and more than

13 timesthe level of low-income countries

Nearly 100countries are

actively adopting

policies and measures

t o p r o m o t e

sustainable consumption and

production

303 policies and instruments are in place Globally

footprintper

person

Developed countries

use one fifth of natural resources

to produce the same amount

of economic output As

developing countries

1990 2000 2017 2060

54billion43

billion

92billion

190 billion

(estimate)

metrictons

The globalmaterial footprint

is rapidly growing,outpacing population and

economic growth

high-income

27metric

tons

Upper-middle-income

17metric

tons

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

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