Puerto Rico vs Tuvalu: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material
Puerto Rico
2.28 tonnes
in 2022
Tuvalu
1.79 tonnes
in 2022
Puerto Rico rank
211th
Tuvalu rank
216th
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material over time
- Puerto Rico
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 2.28 tonnes against 1.79 tonnes in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.49 tonnes.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 211th and Tuvalu ranks 216th of 247 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.87 tonnes | 1.92 tonnes | 0.9474 tonnes | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 2.1 tonnes | 1.65 tonnes | 0.4565 tonnes | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 2.23 tonnes | 1.82 tonnes | 0.4094 tonnes | Puerto Rico |
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, Puerto Rico or Tuvalu?
- Puerto Rico, at 2.28 tonnes against 1.79 tonnes in Tuvalu as of 2022.
- What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material between Puerto Rico and Tuvalu?
- 0.49 tonnes, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Tuvalu?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Tuvalu rank globally for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Puerto Rico ranks 211th and Tuvalu ranks 216th 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.