Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material (tonnes) by country
Countries reporting
243
Highest
35.70 billion tonnes
China
Lowest
-3.13 million tonnes
Japan
Median
54.88 million tonnes
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
6,703
What the numbers show
Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material (tonnes) is currently reported for 243 countries. The highest value is 35.70 billion tonnes in China; the lowest is -3.13 million tonnes in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 54.88 million tonnes, and the mean is 498.56 million tonnes.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,397.
Over the past decade 181 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Guam (up 2,041.1%), and the largest decrease in Montserrat (down 793.4%).
Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 35.70 billion tonnes | 2022 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 16.49 billion tonnes | 2022 | up 1,085.3% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 8.10 billion tonnes | 2022 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 7.70 billion tonnes | 2022 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 5 | Brazil | 4.35 billion tonnes | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 6 | Russia | 2.16 billion tonnes | 2022 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 2.16 billion tonnes | 2022 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 2.13 billion tonnes | 2022 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 2.09 billion tonnes | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 10 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.39 billion tonnes | 2022 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 11 | Vietnam | 1.28 billion tonnes | 2022 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 1.28 billion tonnes | 2022 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 13 | Australia | 1.25 billion tonnes | 2022 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 1.16 billion tonnes | 2022 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 15 | Egypt | 1.05 billion tonnes | 2022 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 1.02 billion tonnes | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 991.48 million tonnes | 2022 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 18 | Turkey | 986.45 million tonnes | 2022 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 18 | Türkiye | 986.45 million tonnes | 2022 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 20 | Philippines | 922.14 million tonnes | 2022 | up 97.9% | rising |
| 21 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 902.36 million tonnes | 2022 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 22 | South Korea | 899.93 million tonnes | 2022 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 22 | Republic of Korea | 899.93 million tonnes | 2022 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 24 | Argentina | 877.64 million tonnes | 2022 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 25 | Nigeria | 813.76 million tonnes | 2022 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 26 | France | 803.95 million tonnes | 2022 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 780.93 million tonnes | 2022 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 769.78 million tonnes | 2022 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 701.30 million tonnes | 2022 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 30 | Malaysia | 692.97 million tonnes | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 674.13 million tonnes | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 630.01 million tonnes | 2022 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 597.90 million tonnes | 2022 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 597.90 million tonnes | 2022 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 35 | Peru | 583.22 million tonnes | 2022 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 36 | Ukraine | 574.66 million tonnes | 2022 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 37 | Romania | 555.48 million tonnes | 2022 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 551.18 million tonnes | 2022 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 39 | Italy | 524.28 million tonnes | 2022 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 497.48 million tonnes | 2022 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 41 | Spain | 432.12 million tonnes | 2022 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 42 | Colombia | 402.55 million tonnes | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 43 | Algeria | 390.36 million tonnes | 2022 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 44 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 372.42 million tonnes | 2022 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 346.06 million tonnes | 2022 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 46 | Ghana | 316.30 million tonnes | 2022 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 47 | Morocco | 271.84 million tonnes | 2022 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 48 | Caribbean | 268.78 million tonnes | 2022 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 49 | Sweden | 255.87 million tonnes | 2022 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 50 | United Republic of Tanzania | 247.31 million tonnes | 2022 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 51 | Finland | 245.82 million tonnes | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 52 | Sudan | 237.98 million tonnes | 2022 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Mongolia | 236.85 million tonnes | 2022 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Guinea | 228.43 million tonnes | 2022 | up 198.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Kenya | 225.72 million tonnes | 2022 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 56 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 223.50 million tonnes | 2022 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 218.39 million tonnes | 2022 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 58 | Iraq | 207.32 million tonnes | 2022 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 59 | Israel | 204.92 million tonnes | 2022 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 60 | Nepal | 203.77 million tonnes | 2022 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 61 | Myanmar | 188.50 million tonnes | 2022 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 62 | Zambia | 184.84 million tonnes | 2022 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 63 | Czechia | 168.11 million tonnes | 2022 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 64 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 166.61 million tonnes | 2022 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 65 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 166.31 million tonnes | 2022 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 162.81 million tonnes | 2022 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 67 | Chad | 159.67 million tonnes | 2022 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 68 | Austria | 158.41 million tonnes | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 69 | Cote d'Ivoire | 158.16 million tonnes | 2022 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 69 | Côte d'Ivoire | 158.16 million tonnes | 2022 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 71 | Portugal | 157.42 million tonnes | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 72 | Mali | 156.57 million tonnes | 2022 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 73 | Singapore | 155.73 million tonnes | 2022 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 74 | Paraguay | 154.22 million tonnes | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 75 | Guatemala | 153.33 million tonnes | 2022 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 76 | Uganda | 153.22 million tonnes | 2022 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 77 | Denmark | 151.71 million tonnes | 2022 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 78 | Ecuador | 150.97 million tonnes | 2022 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 79 | Belgium | 150.78 million tonnes | 2022 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 80 | Angola | 150.74 million tonnes | 2022 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 81 | Serbia | 146.22 million tonnes | 2022 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 82 | Cambodia | 136.51 million tonnes | 2022 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 83 | Hungary | 130.09 million tonnes | 2022 | up 49.4% | flat |
| 84 | Oman | 128.28 million tonnes | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 85 | Cameroon | 126.41 million tonnes | 2022 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 86 | Libya | 126.41 million tonnes | 2022 | up 185.1% | rising |
| 87 | Ireland | 124.99 million tonnes | 2022 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 88 | Norway | 122.60 million tonnes | 2022 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 89 | Greece | 113.60 million tonnes | 2022 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 90 | Kuwait | 113.41 million tonnes | 2022 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 91 | Laos | 112.78 million tonnes | 2022 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 112.78 million tonnes | 2022 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 110.60 million tonnes | 2022 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 94 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 108.28 million tonnes | 2022 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 95 | Niger | 102.54 million tonnes | 2022 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 96 | Tunisia | 99.32 million tonnes | 2022 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 97 | Panama | 96.60 million tonnes | 2022 | up 149.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Melanesia | 95.59 million tonnes | 2022 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 99 | Senegal | 94.67 million tonnes | 2022 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 93.64 million tonnes | 2022 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 101 | Cuba | 92.40 million tonnes | 2022 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 102 | Switzerland | 90.81 million tonnes | 2022 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 87.57 million tonnes | 2022 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | 86.82 million tonnes | 2022 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 105 | Malawi | 83.19 million tonnes | 2022 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 106 | Mozambique | 75.84 million tonnes | 2022 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 74.89 million tonnes | 2022 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 108 | Qatar | 72.72 million tonnes | 2022 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 109 | Papua New Guinea | 70.48 million tonnes | 2022 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 110 | Jordan | 70.42 million tonnes | 2022 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 111 | Uruguay | 69.58 million tonnes | 2022 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 112 | Madagascar | 66.64 million tonnes | 2022 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 113 | Turkmenistan | 66.51 million tonnes | 2022 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 114 | Lebanon | 64.04 million tonnes | 2022 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 115 | Armenia | 62.43 million tonnes | 2022 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 116 | Syria | 62.22 million tonnes | 2022 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 116 | Syrian Arab Republic | 62.22 million tonnes | 2022 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 118 | Slovakia | 61.43 million tonnes | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 119 | Honduras | 61.33 million tonnes | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 120 | Benin | 58.95 million tonnes | 2022 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 121 | Lithuania | 56.93 million tonnes | 2022 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 122 | Somalia | 54.88 million tonnes | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 53.08 million tonnes | 2022 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 50.36 million tonnes | 2022 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 125 | Afghanistan | 49.16 million tonnes | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 126 | South Sudan | 49.01 million tonnes | 2022 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Tajikistan | 48.70 million tonnes | 2022 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Mauritania | 47.90 million tonnes | 2022 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 129 | Yemen | 47.38 million tonnes | 2022 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 130 | Croatia | 46.21 million tonnes | 2022 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 131 | Georgia | 44.42 million tonnes | 2022 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 132 | El Salvador | 41.35 million tonnes | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.46 million tonnes | 2022 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 134 | Botswana | 36.83 million tonnes | 2022 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 135 | Moldova | 36.35 million tonnes | 2022 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 135 | Republic of Moldova | 36.35 million tonnes | 2022 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 137 | Rwanda | 36.14 million tonnes | 2022 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 138 | Estonia | 36.07 million tonnes | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 139 | Lesotho | 34.01 million tonnes | 2022 | up 175.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Bahrain | 32.64 million tonnes | 2022 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 141 | Latvia | 31.77 million tonnes | 2022 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 142 | Slovenia | 31.13 million tonnes | 2022 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 143 | Sierra Leone | 30.87 million tonnes | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 144 | State of Palestine | 27.58 million tonnes | 2022 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Guyana | 27.05 million tonnes | 2022 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 146 | Jamaica | 23.64 million tonnes | 2022 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 147 | Togo | 23.17 million tonnes | 2022 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 148 | Burundi | 23.17 million tonnes | 2022 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 149 | Liberia | 22.23 million tonnes | 2022 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 150 | Congo | 22.00 million tonnes | 2022 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 151 | Bhutan | 21.94 million tonnes | 2022 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Haiti | 21.41 million tonnes | 2022 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 153 | Albania | 21.37 million tonnes | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 154 | Suriname | 20.50 million tonnes | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 155 | North Macedonia | 20.00 million tonnes | 2022 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 156 | Central African Republic | 18.95 million tonnes | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 157 | Gabon | 18.32 million tonnes | 2022 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 158 | Eritrea | 17.91 million tonnes | 2022 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 159 | Cyprus | 17.79 million tonnes | 2022 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 160 | Mauritius | 16.03 million tonnes | 2022 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 161 | Luxembourg | 15.34 million tonnes | 2022 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 162 | Eswatini | 14.69 million tonnes | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 163 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.73 million tonnes | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 164 | Montenegro | 13.63 million tonnes | 2022 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 165 | New Caledonia | 12.73 million tonnes | 2022 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 166 | Maldives | 8.54 million tonnes | 2022 | up 203.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Djibouti | 8.33 million tonnes | 2022 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 168 | Puerto Rico | 7.38 million tonnes | 2022 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 169 | Iceland | 7.24 million tonnes | 2022 | up 30.1% | falling |
| 170 | Gambia | 7.18 million tonnes | 2022 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 171 | Belize | 7.16 million tonnes | 2022 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 172 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.31 million tonnes | 2022 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 173 | Fiji | 6.23 million tonnes | 2022 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 174 | East Timor | 6.02 million tonnes | 2022 | up 121.1% | rising |
| 174 | Timor-Leste | 6.02 million tonnes | 2022 | up 121.1% | rising |
| 176 | Malta | 5.76 million tonnes | 2022 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 177 | Bahamas | 5.02 million tonnes | 2022 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 178 | Gibraltar | 4.77 million tonnes | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 4.18 million tonnes | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 180 | Polynesia | 3.63 million tonnes | 2022 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 181 | Andorra | 3.39 million tonnes | 2022 | up 561.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Cabo Verde | 3.37 million tonnes | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 183 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.24 million tonnes | 2022 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 184 | Comoros | 3.07 million tonnes | 2022 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 185 | Guadeloupe | 2.50 million tonnes | 2022 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 186 | Azerbaijan | 2.07 million tonnes | 2022 | up 665.7% | volatile |
| 187 | French Guiana | 1.99 million tonnes | 2022 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 188 | Vanuatu | 1.97 million tonnes | 2022 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 189 | Micronesia | 1.88 million tonnes | 2022 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 190 | Barbados | 1.74 million tonnes | 2022 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 191 | French Polynesia | 1.65 million tonnes | 2022 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 192 | Seychelles | 1.65 million tonnes | 2022 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 193 | Namibia | 1.51 million tonnes | 2022 | up 224.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Saint Lucia | 1.51 million tonnes | 2022 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 195 | Reunion | 1.42 million tonnes | 2022 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Réunion | 1.42 million tonnes | 2022 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Aruba | 1.36 million tonnes | 2022 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 198 | Samoa | 1.31 million tonnes | 2022 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 199 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.09 million tonnes | 2022 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 200 | Martinique | 865,400 tonnes | 2022 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 797,287 tonnes | 2022 | up 54.7% | falling |
| 202 | Bermuda | 738,940 tonnes | 2022 | up 97.3% | rising |
| 203 | Kiribati | 703,782 tonnes | 2022 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 204 | Sao Tome and Principe | 615,174 tonnes | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 205 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 589,100 tonnes | 2022 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 206 | Grenada | 570,356 tonnes | 2022 | up 137.2% | falling |
| 207 | Tonga | 528,965 tonnes | 2022 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 208 | Faroe Islands | 504,985 tonnes | 2022 | up 37.6% | falling |
| 209 | Cayman Islands | 418,205 tonnes | 2022 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 210 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 408,684 tonnes | 2022 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 211 | Greenland | 354,383 tonnes | 2022 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 212 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 287,533 tonnes | 2022 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 213 | Nauru | 266,412 tonnes | 2022 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 213 | Naoero | 266,412 tonnes | 2022 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 215 | Dominica | 251,702 tonnes | 2022 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 216 | Marshall Islands | 166,356 tonnes | 2022 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 217 | Palau | 153,556 tonnes | 2022 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 218 | British Virgin Islands | 75,407 tonnes | 2022 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 219 | Cook Islands | 69,535 tonnes | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 220 | Anguilla | 61,142 tonnes | 2022 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 221 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 26,834 tonnes | 2022 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 222 | Liechtenstein | 21,230 tonnes | 2022 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 223 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 21,102 tonnes | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 224 | Mayotte | 18,918 tonnes | 2022 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 225 | San Marino | 18,160 tonnes | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 226 | Tuvalu | 17,868 tonnes | 2022 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 227 | Niue | 17,050 tonnes | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 228 | Tokelau | 13,902 tonnes | 2022 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 229 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 11,776 tonnes | 2022 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 230 | American Samoa | 6,948 tonnes | 2022 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 231 | Saint Helena | 4,476 tonnes | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 232 | Guam | 2,173 tonnes | 2022 | up 2,041.1% | volatile |
| 233 | Northern Mariana Islands | 468.77 tonnes | 2022 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 234 | United States Virgin Islands | 358.23 tonnes | 2022 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 235 | Norfolk Island | 260.99 tonnes | 2022 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 236 | Pitcairn | 102.69 tonnes | 2022 | up 298.6% | volatile |
| 237 | Serbia and Montenegro [former] | 0 tonnes | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 237 | Netherlands Antilles [former] | 0 tonnes | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 253 | Montserrat | -384,829 tonnes | 2022 | down 793.4% | volatile |
| 254 | Brunei | -1.23 million tonnes | 2022 | down 116.4% | volatile |
| 254 | Brunei Darussalam | -1.23 million tonnes | 2022 | down 116.4% | volatile |
| 256 | New Zealand | -1.79 million tonnes | 2022 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 257 | Japan | -3.13 million tonnes | 2022 | down 251.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 115.12 billion tonnes
- Asia 60.36 billion tonnes
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 45.08 billion tonnes
- Eastern Asia 38.68 billion tonnes
- Americas 35.09 billion tonnes
- Latin America and the Caribbean 25.30 billion tonnes
- Europe and Northern America 20.07 billion tonnes
- Central America 16.98 billion tonnes
- Central and Southern Asia 12.06 billion tonnes
- Southern Asia 11.00 billion tonnes
- Europe 10.28 billion tonnes
- Northern America 9.79 billion tonnes
- South America 8.05 billion tonnes
- Africa 7.90 billion tonnes
- United States of America 7.70 billion tonnes
- South-Eastern Asia 6.39 billion tonnes
- Sub-Saharan Africa 5.72 billion tonnes
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 5.40 billion tonnes
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.79 billion tonnes
- Eastern Europe 4.64 billion tonnes
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 3.96 billion tonnes
- Western Asia 3.22 billion tonnes
- Western Europe 2.49 billion tonnes
- Western Africa 2.18 billion tonnes
- Northern Africa 2.18 billion tonnes
- Eastern Africa 1.83 billion tonnes
- Northern Europe 1.60 billion tonnes
- Southern Europe 1.55 billion tonnes
- Oceania 1.49 billion tonnes
- Central Asia 1.07 billion tonnes
- Middle Africa 872.37 million tonnes
- Southern Africa 835.04 million tonnes
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 621.83 million tonnes
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 126.57 million tonnes
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 101.10 million tonnes
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 3.92 million tonnes