Americas vs India: Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material
Americas
20.69 billion
in 2024
India
8.90 billion
in 2024
Americas rank
4th
India rank
2nd
Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material over time
- Americas
- India
How they compare
Americas currently reports 20.69 billion against 8.90 billion in India, a difference of 11.79 billion.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.3 times India's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 34 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.22 billion | 4.52 billion | 12.70 billion | Americas |
| 2010s | 20.19 billion | 6.62 billion | 13.57 billion | Americas |
| 2020s | 27.69 billion | 8.07 billion | 19.62 billion | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic material consumption, by type of raw material, Americas or India?
- Americas, at 20.69 billion against 8.90 billion in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in domestic material consumption, by type of raw material between Americas and India?
- 11.79 billion, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and India?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Americas and India rank globally for domestic material consumption, by type of raw material?
- Americas ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.