Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Malawi
Malawi: Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material was 85.09 million tonnes in 2024. β² Rising
Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Malawi, 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 Malawi is 85.09 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Malawi peaked at 85.09 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.30 million tonnes, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 87th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.91 million tonnes | 27.30 million tonnes | 47.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.17 million tonnes | 49.81 million tonnes | 72.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.76 million tonnes | 75.91 million tonnes | 85.09 million tonnes | 5 |
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.35 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 25,217 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Malawi?
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Malawi was 85.09 million 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 85.09 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption, by type of raw material recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.30 million tonnes in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for domestic material consumption, by type of raw material?
- Malawi ranks 87th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption, by type of raw material rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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