Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in China
China: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 26.66 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in China, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China recorded 26.66 for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in China peaked at 25.05 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.67, in 2000.
That places China 22nd out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.67 | — |
| 2001 | 10.05 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 10.53 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 11.47 | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 12.54 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 13.24 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 14.36 | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 15.32 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 15.86 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 17.67 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 19.51 | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 21.05 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 22.31 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 23.65 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 23.94 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 23.18 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 23.18 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.88 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 22.26 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 23.05 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 23.65 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 24.55 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 25.05 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 25.81 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 26.66 | +3.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 26.66 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.96, 2.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- China's 26.66 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.77, 3.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.07 | 9.67 | 17.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5 | 19.51 | 23.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.14 | 23.65 | 26.66 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More development goals data for China
- Red List Index 0.8295 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.52 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 216 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 849 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 872 (2025)
- Infant deaths 36,113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in China?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in China was 26.66 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 25.05 in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.67 in 2000.
- How does China rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- China ranks 22nd out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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