Americas vs New Caledonia: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material
Americas
33.91 tonnes
in 2022
New Caledonia
44.34 tonnes
in 2022
Americas rank
3rd
New Caledonia rank
8th
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material over time
- Americas
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 44.34 tonnes against 33.91 tonnes in Americas, a difference of 10.43 tonnes.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.3 times Americas's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 3rd and New Caledonia ranks 8th of 37 groups.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.57 tonnes | 32.77 tonnes | 13.2 tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 20.64 tonnes | 43.94 tonnes | 23.3 tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 26.78 tonnes | 44.69 tonnes | 17.91 tonnes | New Caledonia |
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 New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 44.34 tonnes against 33.91 tonnes in Americas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material between Americas and New Caledonia?
- 10.43 tonnes, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and New Caledonia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Americas and New Caledonia rank globally for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Americas ranks 3rd and New Caledonia ranks 8th of 37 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.