Palau vs Zambia: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material
Palau
8.65 tonnes
in 2022
Zambia
9.17 tonnes
in 2022
Palau rank
114th
Zambia rank
108th
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material over time
- Palau
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 9.17 tonnes against 8.65 tonnes in Palau, a difference of 0.52 tonnes.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
Palau ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 108th of 247 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.39 tonnes | 6.82 tonnes | 1.43 tonnes | Zambia |
| 2010s | 9.98 tonnes | 8.98 tonnes | 0.9984 tonnes | Palau |
| 2020s | 8.68 tonnes | 9.1 tonnes | 0.4239 tonnes | Zambia |
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, Palau or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 9.17 tonnes against 8.65 tonnes in Palau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material between Palau and Zambia?
- 0.52 tonnes, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Zambia rank globally for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Palau ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 108th 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.