Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes) by country
Countries reporting
240
Highest
128.23
Mexico
Lowest
-86.42
Montserrat
Median
8.35
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
6,503
What the numbers show
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes) is currently reported for 240 countries. The highest value is 128.23 in Mexico; the lowest is -86.42 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.35, and the mean is 11.75.
Over the past decade 130 countries rose and 109 fell. The largest increase was in Guam (up 2,055.7%), and the largest decrease in Montserrat (down 846.8%).
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 128.23 | 2022 | up 976.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Gibraltar | 126.91 | 2022 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 3 | Mongolia | 69.95 | 2022 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Canada | 53.82 | 2022 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 52.27 | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 47.66 | 2022 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 7 | Australia and New Zealand | 44.35 | 2022 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 8 | New Caledonia | 44.34 | 2022 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 44.24 | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 10 | Andorra | 42.57 | 2022 | up 537.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Guyana | 32.92 | 2022 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 12 | Suriname | 32.89 | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 29.16 | 2022 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 14 | Bhutan | 28.1 | 2022 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 15 | Singapore | 27.56 | 2022 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 27.51 | 2022 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 17 | Oman | 27.12 | 2022 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 26.74 | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 25.7 | 2022 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 25.18 | 2022 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 21 | Qatar | 25.14 | 2022 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 22 | China | 25.05 | 2022 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 23 | Kuwait | 24.71 | 2022 | up 31.2% | falling |
| 24 | Sweden | 24.4 | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 24.27 | 2022 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 23.98 | 2022 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 23.49 | 2022 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 28 | Paraguay | 22.81 | 2022 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 29 | Nauru | 22.58 | 2022 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Naoero | 22.58 | 2022 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 31 | United States | 22.54 | 2022 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 32 | Israel | 22.51 | 2022 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 33 | Norway | 22.47 | 2022 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 34 | Montenegro | 22.17 | 2022 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Panama | 21.95 | 2022 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 36 | Serbia | 21.76 | 2022 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 37 | Armenia | 21.67 | 2022 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 21.32 | 2022 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 39 | Bahrain | 21.29 | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 40 | Brazil | 20.71 | 2022 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 41 | Uruguay | 20.52 | 2022 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 42 | Lithuania | 20.11 | 2022 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 43 | Malaysia | 19.97 | 2022 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 44 | Argentina | 19.33 | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 45 | Iceland | 18.96 | 2022 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 46 | Cyprus | 18.94 | 2022 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 47 | Poland | 18.31 | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 48 | Belize | 17.79 | 2022 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 49 | Austria | 17.52 | 2022 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 50 | Libya | 17.5 | 2022 | up 143.9% | rising |
| 51 | Peru | 17.42 | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 52 | South Korea | 17.38 | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 52 | Republic of Korea | 17.38 | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 54 | Latvia | 16.91 | 2022 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 55 | Maldives | 16.3 | 2022 | up 124.1% | rising |
| 56 | Guinea | 16.25 | 2022 | up 131.8% | rising |
| 57 | Czechia | 15.75 | 2022 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 58 | Botswana | 15.1 | 2022 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 59 | Portugal | 15.04 | 2022 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 60 | Laos | 14.92 | 2022 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 60 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 14.92 | 2022 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 62 | Lesotho | 14.88 | 2022 | up 145.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Russia | 14.85 | 2022 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 63 | Russian Federation | 14.85 | 2022 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 65 | Slovenia | 14.74 | 2022 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 66 | Ukraine | 14 | 2022 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 67 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 13.8 | 2022 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 68 | Germany | 13.7 | 2022 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 69 | Hungary | 13.54 | 2022 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 70 | Seychelles | 13.16 | 2022 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 71 | Belgium | 12.91 | 2022 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 72 | Vietnam | 12.86 | 2022 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 72 | Viet Nam | 12.86 | 2022 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 74 | Aruba | 12.65 | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 75 | Bahamas | 12.62 | 2022 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 76 | Mauritius | 12.56 | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 77 | Eswatini | 12.05 | 2022 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 78 | Croatia | 11.98 | 2022 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 79 | Moldova | 11.96 | 2022 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 79 | Republic of Moldova | 11.96 | 2022 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 81 | France | 11.79 | 2022 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 82 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.72 | 2022 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 83 | Georgia | 11.71 | 2022 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 84 | Turkey | 11.61 | 2022 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 84 | Türkiye | 11.61 | 2022 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 86 | Bermuda | 11.41 | 2022 | up 93.9% | rising |
| 87 | Slovakia | 11.31 | 2022 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 88 | South Africa | 11.24 | 2022 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 89 | Lebanon | 11.15 | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 11.13 | 2022 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 91 | North Macedonia | 10.91 | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 92 | Greece | 10.88 | 2022 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.85 | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 94 | Malta | 10.85 | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 95 | Thailand | 10.73 | 2022 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 96 | Switzerland | 10.35 | 2022 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 97 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 10.08 | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 9.91 | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 99 | Uzbekistan | 9.9 | 2022 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 100 | Mauritania | 9.82 | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 101 | Ghana | 9.54 | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 102 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 9.4 | 2022 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 103 | Niue | 9.36 | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 104 | Faroe Islands | 9.35 | 2022 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 105 | Egypt | 9.33 | 2022 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 9.2 | 2022 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.18 | 2022 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 108 | Zambia | 9.17 | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 109 | Spain | 9.04 | 2022 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 110 | Italy | 8.88 | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 111 | United Kingdom | 8.77 | 2022 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 111 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8.77 | 2022 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 113 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.75 | 2022 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 114 | Chad | 8.65 | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 115 | Palau | 8.65 | 2022 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 116 | Guatemala | 8.59 | 2022 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 117 | Algeria | 8.58 | 2022 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 118 | Ecuador | 8.47 | 2022 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 119 | Saint Lucia | 8.43 | 2022 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 120 | Cuba | 8.35 | 2022 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 8.34 | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 122 | Jamaica | 8.33 | 2022 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 123 | Tunisia | 8.19 | 2022 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 124 | Philippines | 8.09 | 2022 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 125 | Cambodia | 7.94 | 2022 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 126 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 7.92 | 2022 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 127 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.81 | 2022 | up 64.8% | falling |
| 128 | Colombia | 7.78 | 2022 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 129 | Albania | 7.69 | 2022 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 130 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 7.69 | 2022 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 131 | Melanesia | 7.64 | 2022 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 132 | Indonesia | 7.63 | 2022 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.63 | 2022 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 134 | Gabon | 7.54 | 2022 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 135 | Djibouti | 7.33 | 2022 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 136 | Morocco | 7.28 | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 6.91 | 2022 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 138 | Nepal | 6.86 | 2022 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 139 | Mali | 6.79 | 2022 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 140 | Fiji | 6.77 | 2022 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 141 | French Guiana | 6.67 | 2022 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 142 | El Salvador | 6.58 | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 143 | Guadeloupe | 6.51 | 2022 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 144 | Cabo Verde | 6.49 | 2022 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 145 | Greenland | 6.33 | 2022 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 146 | Vanuatu | 6.29 | 2022 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 147 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.27 | 2022 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 148 | Jordan | 6.26 | 2022 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 149 | Barbados | 6.17 | 2022 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 150 | Caribbean | 6.1 | 2022 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 151 | Samoa | 6.09 | 2022 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 152 | Tokelau | 6.07 | 2022 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 153 | French Polynesia | 5.9 | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 154 | Honduras | 5.86 | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 155 | Cayman Islands | 5.84 | 2022 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 156 | India | 5.68 | 2022 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 157 | Zimbabwe | 5.4 | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 158 | Kiribati | 5.39 | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 159 | Senegal | 5.36 | 2022 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 5.36 | 2022 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 161 | Polynesia | 5.27 | 2022 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 162 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 5.25 | 2022 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 163 | Eritrea | 5.25 | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 164 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.2 | 2022 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 164 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.2 | 2022 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 166 | State of Palestine | 5.2 | 2022 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 167 | Tonga | 5.04 | 2022 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Burkina Faso | 4.91 | 2022 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 169 | Grenada | 4.88 | 2022 | up 128.8% | falling |
| 170 | Sudan | 4.82 | 2022 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Tajikistan | 4.78 | 2022 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 172 | Cook Islands | 4.72 | 2022 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 173 | Iraq | 4.7 | 2022 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 174 | Cameroon | 4.57 | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 175 | South Sudan | 4.45 | 2022 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 176 | East Timor | 4.39 | 2022 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 176 | Timor-Leste | 4.39 | 2022 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 178 | Anguilla | 4.31 | 2022 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Benin | 4.28 | 2022 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 180 | Angola | 4.23 | 2022 | down 54.6% | rising |
| 181 | Kenya | 4.16 | 2022 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 182 | Marshall Islands | 4.15 | 2022 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 183 | Liberia | 4.14 | 2022 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 184 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 4.11 | 2022 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 185 | Pakistan | 4.07 | 2022 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 186 | Niger | 4.05 | 2022 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 187 | Malawi | 4.04 | 2022 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 188 | Ethiopia | 3.97 | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 189 | Sri Lanka | 3.84 | 2022 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 190 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.82 | 2022 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 191 | Dominica | 3.77 | 2022 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 192 | Sierra Leone | 3.73 | 2022 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 193 | Bangladesh | 3.72 | 2022 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 194 | Central African Republic | 3.72 | 2022 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 195 | Comoros | 3.69 | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 196 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3.68 | 2022 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 197 | Nigeria | 3.65 | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 198 | Congo | 3.65 | 2022 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 199 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.64 | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 200 | Micronesia | 3.59 | 2022 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 201 | Myanmar | 3.51 | 2022 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 202 | Uganda | 3.24 | 2022 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 203 | Somalia | 3.08 | 2022 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 204 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 205 | Syria | 2.77 | 2022 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 205 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.77 | 2022 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 207 | Gambia | 2.72 | 2022 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 208 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.72 | 2022 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 209 | Rwanda | 2.65 | 2022 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 210 | Togo | 2.55 | 2022 | down 45.0% | flat |
| 211 | Martinique | 2.48 | 2022 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 212 | Mozambique | 2.32 | 2022 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 213 | Puerto Rico | 2.28 | 2022 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 214 | Madagascar | 2.19 | 2022 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 215 | British Virgin Islands | 1.97 | 2022 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 216 | Haiti | 1.86 | 2022 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 217 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.8 | 2022 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 218 | Tuvalu | 1.79 | 2022 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 219 | Burundi | 1.74 | 2022 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 220 | Reunion | 1.63 | 2022 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 220 | Réunion | 1.63 | 2022 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 222 | Yemen | 1.24 | 2022 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 223 | Afghanistan | 1.21 | 2022 | down 24.2% | flat |
| 224 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 1.03 | 2022 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 225 | Saint Helena | 0.8377 | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 226 | Liechtenstein | 0.54 | 2022 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 227 | San Marino | 0.5327 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 228 | Namibia | 0.5239 | 2022 | up 146.4% | volatile |
| 229 | Azerbaijan | 0.2013 | 2022 | up 615.2% | volatile |
| 230 | American Samoa | 0.1437 | 2022 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 231 | Norfolk Island | 0.118 | 2022 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 232 | Mayotte | 0.062 | 2022 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 233 | Guam | 0.0132 | 2022 | up 2,055.7% | volatile |
| 234 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0102 | 2022 | up 141.0% | rising |
| 235 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0041 | 2022 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 245 | Japan | -0.0251 | 2022 | down 259.5% | volatile |
| 246 | New Zealand | -0.3482 | 2022 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 247 | Brunei | -2.69 | 2022 | down 114.6% | falling |
| 247 | Brunei Darussalam | -2.69 | 2022 | down 114.6% | falling |
| 249 | Montserrat | -86.42 | 2022 | down 846.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central America 94.41
- Latin America and the Caribbean 38.66
- Americas 33.91
- Oceania 33.09
- Northern America 25.73
- Eastern Asia 23.26
- United States of America 22.54
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 19.2
- South America 18.71
- Europe and Northern America 17.8
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 16.95
- Eastern Europe 16.06
- Northern Europe 14.89
- World 14.35
- Europe 13.77
- Central Asia 13.43
- Asia 12.71
- Western Europe 12.54
- Southern Africa 11.73
- Western Asia 10.82
- Southern Europe 10.21
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 9.6
- South-eastern Asia 9.34
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 8.72
- Northern Africa 8.22
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 7.37
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 6.99
- Central and Southern Asia 5.74
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 5.57
- Africa 5.46
- Southern Asia 5.44
- Western Africa 5
- Sub-Saharan Africa 4.84
- Middle Africa 4.37
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.22
- Eastern Africa 3.86