Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Congo
Congo: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 3.58 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Congo recorded 3.58 for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Congo peaked at 5.1 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 2000.
That places Congo 198th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1 | — |
| 2001 | 2.26 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 2.35 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.38 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.44 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.5 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.51 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.82 | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 2.89 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.87 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.55 | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 3.48 | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 3.9 | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 4.26 | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 4.89 | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 5.1 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 3.33 | -34.7% |
| 2017 | 4.04 | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 3.81 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 3.79 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.61 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 3.65 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 3.65 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.55 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 3.58 | +0.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 3.58 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.68, 64% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Congo's 3.58 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.23, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -34.7% | 5.1 | 3.33 |
| 2011 | +36.8% | 2.55 | 3.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.51 | 2.1 | 2.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.92 | 2.55 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.61 | 3.55 | 3.65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 195 Comoros 3.69 compare
- 196 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3.68 compare
- 197 Nigeria 3.65 compare
- 199 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.64 compare
- 200 Micronesia 3.59 compare
- 201 Myanmar 3.51 compare
More development goals data for Congo
- Red List Index 0.9635 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 216.48 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 227.31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 11 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,131 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Congo?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Congo was 3.58 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 in 2015.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Congo ranks 198th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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