Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Ghana
Ghana: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 9.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Ghana, 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 Ghana is 9.56, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Ghana peaked at 9.86 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.19, in 2004.
Ghana ranks 101st 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.47 | — |
| 2001 | 6.4 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.47 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 6.19 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 6.19 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.94 | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 7.15 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 6.95 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 7.01 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 7.19 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 7.57 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 7.89 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 8.89 | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 8.72 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 8.03 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 8.47 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 8.11 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 9.73 | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 9.83 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.86 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.27 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 9.47 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 9.54 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 9.43 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 9.56 | +1.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 9.56 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.68, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 9.56 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.23, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7 | 6.19 | 7.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.71 | 7.57 | 9.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.45 | 9.27 | 9.56 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 98 Costa Rica 9.91 compare
- 99 Uzbekistan 9.9 compare
- 100 Mauritania 9.82 compare
- 102 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 9.4 compare
- 103 Niue 9.36 compare
- 104 Faroe Islands 9.35 compare
More development goals data for Ghana
- Red List Index 0.8827 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 42.95 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 248.94 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24,393 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Ghana?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Ghana was 9.56 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.86 in 2019.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.19 in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Ghana ranks 101st out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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