Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Bhutan
Bhutan: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 29.57 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 29.57 for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Bhutan peaked at 28.1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.1, in 2006.
Bhutan ranks 14th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.24 | — |
| 2001 | 8.12 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 9.39 | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 9.45 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 9.61 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.47 | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 8.1 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 8.56 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 11.84 | +38.2% |
| 2009 | 9.03 | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 18.48 | +104.7% |
| 2011 | 16.15 | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 17.42 | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 17.13 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 20.59 | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 22.73 | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 25.3 | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 25.72 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 26.23 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 27.47 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 26.92 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 27.47 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 28.1 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 28.92 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 29.57 | +2.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 29.57 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.68, 4.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 29.57 is above the median for South Asia, which is 6.27, 4.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +104.7% | 9.03 | 18.48 |
| 2008 | +38.2% | 8.56 | 11.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.08 | 8.1 | 11.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.72 | 16.15 | 27.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2 | 26.92 | 29.57 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More development goals data for Bhutan
- Red List Index 0.899 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 905.51 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 184.78 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 30 (2025)
- Infant deaths 136 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Bhutan?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Bhutan was 29.57 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1 in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 in 2006.
- How does Bhutan rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Bhutan ranks 14th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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