Sustainable consumption and production have been identified as critical prerequisites for sustainable development. Because of differences in economic situations and sociocultural aspects, sustainable consumption and production necessitate a multifaceted approach in emerging and developed countries. To date, few attempts have been made to comprehensively assess sustainable consumption and production and its direction in emerging and established countries. This report will review the sustainable consumption and production literature published in international scientific journals between 1998 and 2023. This article will examine sustainable consumption and production patterns in developed and developing economies by addressing three carefully selected questions. This discovery and others are discussed and explored in more detail in this work, identifying gaps and potential areas for future research in the existing material.