Americas vs Australia: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material
Americas
19.72
in 2024
Australia
47.83
in 2024
Americas rank
6th
Australia rank
5th
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material over time
- Americas
- Australia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 47.83 against 19.72 in Americas, a difference of 28.11.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.4 times Americas's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 6th and Australia ranks 5th of 34 groups.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.57 | 49.31 | 29.74 | Australia |
| 2010s | 20.64 | 45.58 | 24.94 | Australia |
| 2020s | 26.78 | 47.08 | 20.3 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material, Americas or Australia?
- Australia, at 47.83 against 19.72 in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material between Americas and Australia?
- 28.11, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Australia rank globally for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Americas ranks 6th and Australia ranks 5th of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.