Sustainable　consumption　and　production　is　identified　as　one　of　the　essential　requirements　for　sustainable　development.　Due　to　different　economic　conditions　and　socio-cultural　factors,　sustainable　consumption　and　production　requires　a　diverse　focus　in　developing　and　developed　economies.　To　date,　few　efforts　have　been　made　to　systematically　compare　the　status　of　sustainable　consumption　and　production　and　its　direction　from　the　perspective　of　developing　and　developed　economies.　This　paper　provides　a　literature　review　of　published　articles　in　international　scientific　journals　related　to　sustainable　consumption　and　production　between　1998　and　2018　inclusive.　Three　carefully　designed　questions　are　proposed　and　answered　in　this　article,　forming　the　basis　for　conducting　a　comprehensive　comparative　analysis　of　the　differences　and　challenges　in　sustainable　consumption　and　production　practices　within　developed　and　developing　economies.　The　findings　strongly　suggest　that　countries　in　Europe　hold　international　leadership　in　sustainable　consumption　and　production　practices.　This　finding,　alongside　others,　is　analyzed　and　discussed　in　greater　detail　in　this　paper,　resulting　in　the　articulation　of　gaps　and　future　research　opportunities　in　the　current　body　of　the　literature.　(C)　2018　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.