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 Domestic material consumption per capita (t/ inhab.)
Characteristic Description
Name Domestic material consumption per capita (t/ inhab.); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Environment satellite account
First available period 1995
Last available period 2022
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (Portugal)
Concepts
  • DOMESTIC MATERIAL CONSUMPTION:  Indicator that measures the total amount of material directly used in an economy (i.e. excluding indirect flows).
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • AVERAGE POPULATION:  The average population during a calendar year, generally calculated as the arithmetic mean of the population on two consecutive years.
Formule

Domestic material consumption / Average population
Measure unit (symbol) Tonne/ inhabitant (t/ inhab.)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 22/12/2023


information presented in 22/7/2024