Australia vs Northern America: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material
Australia
47.66 tonnes
in 2022
Northern America
25.73 tonnes
in 2022
Australia rank
6th
Northern America rank
5th
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material over time
- Australia
- Northern America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 47.66 tonnes against 25.73 tonnes in Northern America, a difference of 21.93 tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.9 times Northern America's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 6th and Northern America ranks 5th of 247 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.31 tonnes | 31.19 tonnes | 18.12 tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 45.58 tonnes | 26.55 tonnes | 19.03 tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 47.08 tonnes | 25.59 tonnes | 21.49 tonnes | 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, Australia or Northern America?
- Australia, at 47.66 tonnes against 25.73 tonnes in Northern America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material between Australia and Northern America?
- 21.93 tonnes, with Australia 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 per capita, by type of raw material?
- Australia ranks 6th and Northern America ranks 5th of 247 countries.
- 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.