Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Nepal
Nepal: Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material was 215.09 million tonnes in 2024. β² Rising
Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Nepal, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 215.09 million tonnes for domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Nepal peaked at 215.09 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.46 million tonnes, in 2000.
That places Nepal 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.74 million tonnes | 58.46 million tonnes | 85.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.93 million tonnes | 89.19 million tonnes | 190.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 204.04 million tonnes | 192.62 million tonnes | 215.09 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 44 Cook Islands 71,934 tonnes compare
- 44 Iraq 221.95 million tonnes compare
- 45 Israel 219.69 million tonnes compare
- 46 Finland 215.98 million tonnes compare
- 46 Niue 17,688 tonnes compare
- 48 Tokelau 14,532 tonnes compare
- 48 Zambia 195.12 million tonnes compare
- 49 Myanmar 192.01 million tonnes compare
- 50 Mongolia 170.85 million tonnes compare
More development goals data for Nepal
- Red List Index 0.9303 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 27.57 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 57.25 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 12,587 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Nepal?
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Nepal was 215.09 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 215.09 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption, by type of raw material recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.46 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for domestic material consumption, by type of raw material?
- Nepal ranks 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption, by type of raw material rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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