Asia vs Brazil: Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material
Asia
65.46 billion
in 2024
Brazil
4.44 billion
in 2024
Asia rank
1st
Brazil rank
3rd
Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material over time
- Asia
- Brazil
How they compare
Asia currently reports 65.46 billion against 4.44 billion in Brazil, a difference of 61.02 billion.
That makes Asia's figure about 14.7 times Brazil's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 1st and Brazil ranks 3rd of 23 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.50 billion | 2.82 billion | 29.68 billion | Asia |
| 2010s | 52.44 billion | 4.19 billion | 48.25 billion | Asia |
| 2020s | 60.75 billion | 4.37 billion | 56.38 billion | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic material consumption, by type of raw material, Asia or Brazil?
- Asia, at 65.46 billion against 4.44 billion in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in domestic material consumption, by type of raw material between Asia and Brazil?
- 61.02 billion, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Brazil?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Brazil rank globally for domestic material consumption, by type of raw material?
- Asia ranks 1st and Brazil ranks 3rd of 23 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.