Americas vs Melanesia: Material footprint per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes)
Americas
33.76 tonnes
in 2022
Melanesia
1.89 tonnes
in 2022
Americas rank
3rd
Melanesia rank
3rd
Material footprint per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes) over time
- Americas
- Melanesia
How they compare
Americas currently reports 33.76 tonnes against 1.89 tonnes in Melanesia, a difference of 31.87 tonnes.
That makes Americas's figure about 17.9 times Melanesia's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 3rd and Melanesia ranks 3rd of 33 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.84 tonnes | 2.57 tonnes | 17.27 tonnes | Americas |
| 2010s | 20.2 tonnes | 2.76 tonnes | 17.44 tonnes | Americas |
| 2020s | 31.8 tonnes | 1.9 tonnes | 29.9 tonnes | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher material footprint per capita, by type of raw material, Americas or Melanesia?
- Americas, at 33.76 tonnes against 1.89 tonnes in Melanesia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in material footprint per capita, by type of raw material between Americas and Melanesia?
- 31.87 tonnes, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Melanesia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Americas and Melanesia rank globally for material footprint per capita, by type of raw material?
- Americas ranks 3rd and Melanesia ranks 3rd of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Material footprint per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.