Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in India
India: Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material was 8.90 billion tonnes in 2024. β² Rising
Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in India, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in India stood at 8.90 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in India peaked at 8.90 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.87 billion tonnes, in 2000.
That places India 2nd 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 | 4.52 billion tonnes | 3.87 billion tonnes | 5.44 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.62 billion tonnes | 5.60 billion tonnes | 7.53 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.07 billion tonnes | 7.22 billion tonnes | 8.90 billion tonnes | 5 |
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- Red List Index 0.7875 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.97 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 350.51 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 141 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 297 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 297 (2025)
- Infant deaths 539,573 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in India?
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in India was 8.90 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 8.90 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption, by type of raw material recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.87 billion tonnes in 2000.
- How does India rank for domestic material consumption, by type of raw material?
- India ranks 2nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption, by type of raw material rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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