Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Central America
Central America: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 11.49 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Central America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Central America is 11.49, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 772.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Central America peaked at 94.41 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 2000.
Central America ranks 1st of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8 | — |
| 2001 | 1.89 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.9 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 10.4 | +446.3% |
| 2004 | 10.83 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 10.38 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 10.54 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 11.06 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 10.87 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 10.94 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 10.96 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 10.8 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 10.83 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 11.15 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 15.95 | +43.1% |
| 2015 | 17.23 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 16.48 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 18.91 | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 19.01 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 31.64 | +66.5% |
| 2020 | 75.13 | +137.4% |
| 2021 | 85.86 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 94.41 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 2.72 | -97.1% |
| 2024 | 11.49 | +323.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Central America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +446.3% | 1.9 | 10.4 |
| 2024 | +323.3% | 2.72 | 11.49 |
| 2020 | +137.4% | 31.64 | 75.13 |
| 2023 | -97.1% | 94.41 | 2.72 |
| 2019 | +66.5% | 19.01 | 31.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.06 | 1.8 | 11.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3 | 10.8 | 31.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.92 | 2.72 | 94.41 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More development goals data for Central America
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 149.3 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,656 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 161 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 161 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 105 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 104 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 115 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 117 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.91 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 2,588 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Central America?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Central America was 11.49 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 94.41 in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2000.
- How does Central America rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Central America ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 772.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America 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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