Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes) by country
Countries reporting
205
Highest
122.18
Gibraltar
Lowest
-90.66
Montserrat
Median
8.59
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
6,692
What the numbers show
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes) is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 122.18 in Gibraltar; the lowest is -90.66 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.59, and the mean is 11.91.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 44,535.6%), and the largest decrease in Montserrat (down 926.1%).
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibraltar | 122.18 | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 2 | Canada | 56.21 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 3 | Chile | 54.32 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 4 | Mongolia | 49.16 | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Australia | 47.83 | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 6 | New Caledonia | 45.23 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 7 | Andorra | 44.7 | 2024 | up 274.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia and New Zealand | 44.62 | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 9 | Finland | 38.54 | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 10 | Guyana | 33.49 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 11 | Suriname | 33.39 | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 30.27 | 2024 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 13 | Bhutan | 29.57 | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 14 | Singapore | 28.63 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 15 | New Zealand | 28.12 | 2024 | up 44,535.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Oman | 27.27 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 17 | China (People’s Republic of) | 26.66 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 18 | Qatar | 26.53 | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 25.63 | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 20 | Kuwait | 25.48 | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 21 | Estonia | 24.92 | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 22 | Serbia | 24.55 | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 24.37 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 23.69 | 2024 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 25 | Naoero | 23.67 | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Israel | 23.4 | 2024 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 23.24 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 23.12 | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 29 | Bahrain | 22.81 | 2024 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 30 | Montenegro | 22.75 | 2024 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 22.61 | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 32 | Paraguay | 22.6 | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 33 | Panama | 22.04 | 2024 | up 139.9% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 21.6 | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 35 | Brazil | 20.94 | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 36 | Malaysia | 20.81 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 37 | Lithuania | 20.8 | 2024 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | 20.52 | 2024 | up 48.3% | falling |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 20.5 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 40 | Norway | 20.46 | 2023 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 41 | Uruguay | 20.45 | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 42 | Armenia | 20.39 | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 43 | Argentina | 19.97 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 44 | Republic of Korea | 18.25 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 45 | Libya | 17.76 | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 46 | Belize | 17.68 | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 47 | Peru | 17.56 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 48 | Maldives | 17.49 | 2024 | up 150.2% | rising |
| 49 | Poland | 16.68 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 50 | Namibia | 16.64 | 2024 | up 12,381.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Guinea | 16.57 | 2024 | up 155.3% | rising |
| 52 | Iceland | 16.39 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 53 | Austria | 15.7 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 54 | Portugal | 15.59 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 55 | Botswana | 15.28 | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 56 | Lesotho | 15.21 | 2024 | up 219.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Russian Federation | 14.66 | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 58 | Ukraine | 14.51 | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 59 | Slovenia | 13.91 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 60 | Croatia | 13.78 | 2024 | up 48.7% | flat |
| 61 | Latvia | 13.59 | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 62 | Czechia | 13.35 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 63 | Seychelles | 13.13 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 64 | Mauritius | 13.06 | 2024 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 65 | Aruba | 12.99 | 2024 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 66 | Bahamas | 12.89 | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 67 | Hungary | 12.33 | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 68 | Mexico | 12.29 | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Lebanon | 12.18 | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 70 | Eswatini | 12.07 | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 71 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 11.99 | 2024 | up 33.8% | falling |
| 72 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.95 | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 73 | Germany | 11.86 | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 74 | Bermuda | 11.71 | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 75 | Belgium | 11.66 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 76 | Malta | 11.6 | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 77 | Thailand | 11.46 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 78 | South Africa | 11.14 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 79 | Georgia | 11.13 | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 80 | Japan | 11.11 | 2024 | up 24,015.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 11.05 | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 82 | North Macedonia | 11.05 | 2023 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 83 | France | 10.91 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 84 | Greece | 10.91 | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 10.71 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.29 | 2023 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 87 | Egypt | 10.26 | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 88 | Slovak Republic | 10.16 | 2024 | down 18.9% | flat |
| 89 | Niue | 9.72 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 90 | Mauritania | 9.66 | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 91 | Switzerland | 9.57 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 92 | Ghana | 9.56 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 93 | Faroe Islands | 9.3 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 94 | Spain | 9.28 | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 95 | Zambia | 9.15 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 9.15 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 97 | Palau | 9.14 | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 98 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.02 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 99 | Philippines | 9.02 | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.73 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 101 | Algeria | 8.69 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 102 | Cuba | 8.63 | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 8.59 | 2024 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 104 | Jamaica | 8.58 | 2024 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 105 | Ecuador | 8.55 | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 106 | Guatemala | 8.52 | 2024 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | 8.42 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 108 | Tunisia | 8.41 | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 109 | Italy | 8.24 | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 110 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.18 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 8.16 | 2024 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 112 | Cambodia | 8.13 | 2024 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 113 | Indonesia | 8.11 | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 114 | Chad | 7.94 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 115 | Albania | 7.86 | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 116 | Colombia | 7.76 | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 117 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 7.65 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 118 | Gabon | 7.56 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 119 | Morocco | 7.41 | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 120 | Djibouti | 7.38 | 2024 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 7.26 | 2024 | up 24,317.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Nepal | 7.25 | 2024 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 123 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 7.17 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 124 | Fiji | 7.07 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.04 | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 126 | Guadeloupe | 7.03 | 2024 | up 32.0% | flat |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 6.94 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 128 | Jordan | 6.81 | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 129 | French Guiana | 6.72 | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 130 | El Salvador | 6.66 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 131 | Mali | 6.62 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 132 | Barbados | 6.36 | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 133 | Samoa | 6.29 | 2024 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 134 | Greenland | 6.25 | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 135 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.24 | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 136 | French Polynesia | 6.21 | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 137 | Vanuatu | 6.21 | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 138 | India | 6.13 | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 139 | Tokelau | 5.8 | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 140 | Honduras | 5.77 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 141 | Cayman Islands | 5.67 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 142 | Kiribati | 5.48 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 143 | Zimbabwe | 5.44 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 144 | Solomon Islands | 5.37 | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 145 | Senegal | 5.29 | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 146 | Tonga | 5.27 | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Eritrea | 5.27 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 148 | Cook Islands | 5.24 | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 149 | Grenada | 5 | 2024 | up 139.3% | falling |
| 150 | Burkina Faso | 4.84 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 151 | Iraq | 4.82 | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 152 | Sudan | 4.82 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Marshall Islands | 4.61 | 2024 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 154 | Cameroon | 4.46 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 155 | Tajikistan | 4.37 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 156 | Benin | 4.17 | 2024 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 157 | Anguilla | 4.16 | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 158 | South Sudan | 4.13 | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Angola | 4.13 | 2024 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 160 | Kenya | 4.09 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 161 | Liberia | 4.03 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 162 | Ethiopia | 4.02 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 163 | Sri Lanka | 3.99 | 2024 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 164 | Malawi | 3.93 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 165 | Niger | 3.84 | 2024 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 166 | Bangladesh | 3.83 | 2024 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 167 | Pakistan | 3.82 | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 168 | Dominica | 3.8 | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 169 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3.7 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 170 | Comoros | 3.67 | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 171 | Nigeria | 3.66 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 172 | Sierra Leone | 3.65 | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 173 | Central African Republic | 3.59 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 174 | Congo | 3.58 | 2024 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 175 | Myanmar | 3.52 | 2024 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 176 | Uganda | 3.09 | 2024 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 177 | Somalia | 2.87 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 178 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.83 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 179 | Gambia | 2.68 | 2024 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.68 | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 181 | Martinique | 2.65 | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Rwanda | 2.61 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 183 | Togo | 2.47 | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 184 | Puerto Rico | 2.34 | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 185 | Mozambique | 2.23 | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Madagascar | 2.11 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 187 | Tuvalu | 1.93 | 2024 | up 30.3% | falling |
| 188 | British Virgin Islands | 1.9 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 189 | Haiti | 1.83 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 190 | Réunion | 1.68 | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.68 | 2024 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 192 | Burundi | 1.67 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 193 | Yemen | 1.24 | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 194 | Afghanistan | 1.19 | 2024 | down 24.2% | flat |
| 195 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 0.8518 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 196 | San Marino | 0.5535 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Liechtenstein | 0.5352 | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 198 | American Samoa | 0.1573 | 2024 | up 184.3% | rising |
| 199 | Norfolk Island | 0.1304 | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 200 | Mayotte | 0.054 | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 201 | Guam | 0.0131 | 2024 | up 2,364.2% | volatile |
| 202 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0112 | 2024 | up 119.9% | rising |
| 203 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0043 | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 212 | Brunei Darussalam | -2.08 | 2024 | down 110.0% | volatile |
| 213 | Montserrat | -90.66 | 2024 | down 926.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania 33.2
- Northern America 26.05
- Eastern Asia 24.68
- United States of America 22.59
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 20.34
- Türkiye 11.75
- Americas 19.72
- South America 18.97
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 18.46
- Europe and Northern America 18.27
- Northern Europe 17.56
- Latin America and the Caribbean 16.05