Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Australia
Australia: Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material was 1.28 billion tonnes in 2024. β² Rising
Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Australia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Australia is 1.28 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Australia peaked at 1.28 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 963.50 million tonnes, in 2003.
That places Australia 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 999.64 million tonnes | 963.50 million tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 billion tonnes | 994.10 million tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | 5 |
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1186 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,018 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 74 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 108 (2025)
- Infant deaths 941 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Australia?
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Australia was 1.28 billion tonnes in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption, by type of raw material recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption, by type of raw material recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 963.50 million tonnes in 2003.
- How does Australia rank for domestic material consumption, by type of raw material?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption, by type of raw material rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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