Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Maldives
Maldives: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material was 17.49 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 17.49 for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in 2024.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 150.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Maldives peaked at 17.65 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.71, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 48th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.71 | — |
| 2001 | 4.75 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.8 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.87 | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 6.11 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 7.39 | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 6.77 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 16.3 | +140.6% |
| 2009 | 6.06 | -62.8% |
| 2010 | 6.13 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 6.26 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 7.27 | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 6.37 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 6.99 | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 8.21 | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 13.2 | +60.7% |
| 2017 | 14.04 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 17.65 | +25.6% |
| 2019 | 16.44 | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 15.61 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 15.97 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 16.3 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 16.94 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 17.49 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.76 | 4.71 | 16.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.26 | 6.13 | 17.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.46 | 15.61 | 17.49 | 5 |
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More development goals data for Maldives
- Red List Index 0.8608 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.65 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.77 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 4 (2025)
- Infant deaths 27 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Maldives?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Maldives was 17.49 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 17.65 in 2018.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.71 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Maldives ranks 48th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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