Australia vs Northern America: Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material
Australia
1.28 billion
in 2024
Northern America
10.04 billion
in 2024
Australia rank
10th
Northern America rank
10th
Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material over time
- Australia
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 10.04 billion against 1.28 billion in Australia, a difference of 8.76 billion.
That makes Northern America's figure about 7.9 times Australia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 10th and Northern America ranks 10th of 221 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 999.64 million | 10.18 billion | 9.18 billion | Northern America |
| 2010s | 1.09 billion | 9.57 billion | 8.49 billion | Northern America |
| 2020s | 1.23 billion | 9.75 billion | 8.52 billion | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic material consumption, by type of raw material, Australia or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 10.04 billion against 1.28 billion in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in domestic material consumption, by type of raw material between Australia and Northern America?
- 8.76 billion, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Northern America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Northern America rank globally for domestic material consumption, by type of raw material?
- Australia ranks 10th and Northern America ranks 10th of 221 countries.
- 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.