Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 8.55 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador is 8.55, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Ecuador peaked at 9.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.42, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 118th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.42 | — |
| 2001 | 7.09 | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 7.23 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 7.21 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.44 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 7.27 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 7.59 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 7.9 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 8.34 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 9.05 | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 8.98 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.09 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.2 | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 9.33 | +29.6% |
| 2014 | 9.6 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 8.58 | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 7.73 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 7.87 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 7.75 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 7.54 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.72 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.26 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 8.47 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 8.61 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 8.55 | -0.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 8.55 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.96, 85% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 8.55 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.45, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +29.6% | 7.2 | 9.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.56 | 6.42 | 9.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.37 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.32 | 7.72 | 8.61 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More development goals data for Ecuador
- Red List Index 0.7358 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.06 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 829.96 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,945 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Ecuador?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Ecuador was 8.55 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 in 2014.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.42 in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Ecuador ranks 118th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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