What is the difference in goal 12: responsible consumption and production between BWA and LAO?

0 5 year moving average, with BWA ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for BWA and LAO?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

BWA vs LAO: GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

BWA

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

LAO

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

BWA rank

1st

LAO rank

1st

GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production over time

How they compare

BWA currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in LAO, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was BWA ahead.

BWA ranks 1st and LAO ranks 1st of 214 countries.

BWA has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	BWA	LAO	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1 5 year moving average	0.5 5 year moving average	0.5 5 year moving average	BWA
2010s	0.7085 5 year moving average	0.4165 5 year moving average	0.292 5 year moving average	BWA
2020s	1 5 year moving average	0.9375 5 year moving average	0.0625 5 year moving average	BWA

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 12: responsible consumption and production, BWA or LAO?: BWA, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in LAO as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 12: responsible consumption and production between BWA and LAO?: 0 5 year moving average, with BWA ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for BWA and LAO?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do BWA and LAO rank globally for goal 12: responsible consumption and production?: BWA ranks 1st and LAO ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 12 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database