Egypt vs Northern America: Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material
Egypt
1.05 billion tonnes
in 2022
Northern America
9.79 billion tonnes
in 2022
Egypt rank
15th
Northern America rank
12th
Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material over time
- Egypt
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 9.79 billion tonnes against 1.05 billion tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 8.74 billion tonnes.
That makes Northern America's figure about 9.3 times Egypt's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 15th and Northern America ranks 12th of 255 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 545.31 million tonnes | 10.18 billion tonnes | 9.64 billion tonnes | Northern America |
| 2010s | 729.89 million tonnes | 9.57 billion tonnes | 8.84 billion tonnes | Northern America |
| 2020s | 1.06 billion tonnes | 9.75 billion tonnes | 8.69 billion tonnes | 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, Egypt or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 9.79 billion tonnes against 1.05 billion tonnes in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in domestic material consumption, by type of raw material between Egypt and Northern America?
- 8.74 billion tonnes, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Northern America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Northern America rank globally for domestic material consumption, by type of raw material?
- Egypt ranks 15th and Northern America ranks 12th of 255 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.