Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Eswatini
Eswatini: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 12.07 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini is 12.07, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Eswatini peaked at 15.09 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.03, in 2004.
That places Eswatini 77th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.52 | — |
| 2001 | 10.97 | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 15.09 | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 11.56 | -23.4% |
| 2004 | 9.03 | -21.9% |
| 2005 | 11.72 | +29.9% |
| 2006 | 10.41 | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 10.23 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 10.35 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 10.45 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.98 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 11.67 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 12.57 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 13 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 12.41 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 12.17 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 12.42 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 12.64 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 12.81 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 12.23 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 11.91 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 11.96 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 12.05 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 11.82 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 12.07 | +2.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 12.07 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.68, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 12.07 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.23, 2.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +37.5% | 10.97 | 15.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.93 | 9.03 | 15.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.29 | 10.98 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.96 | 11.82 | 12.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More development goals data for Eswatini
- Red List Index 0.9636 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.89 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,236 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Eswatini?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Eswatini was 12.07 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 15.09 in 2002.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.03 in 2004.
- How does Eswatini rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Eswatini ranks 77th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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