Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 4.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Marshall Islands stood at 4.61. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Marshall Islands peaked at 4.15 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.11, in 2000.
That places Marshall Islands 182nd 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.11 | — |
| 2001 | 1.5 | +35.7% |
| 2002 | 2.05 | +36.6% |
| 2003 | 3.04 | +48.0% |
| 2004 | 2.44 | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 2.71 | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 2.97 | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 2.99 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.77 | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 2.67 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.81 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 3.02 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 2.87 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 3.01 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 2.54 | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 3.01 | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 3.17 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 3.44 | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 3.08 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 3.3 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 3.7 | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 3.95 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 4.15 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 4.39 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 4.61 | +5.2% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 4.61 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.96, 42% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 4.61 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.77, 61% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.43 | 1.11 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 | 2.54 | 3.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.16 | 3.7 | 4.61 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More development goals data for Marshall Islands
- Red List Index 0.8363 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 162.5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 18 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 9 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.7036 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 22 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 1.2 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 0.2 (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Marshall Islands?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Marshall Islands was 4.61 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.15 in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Marshall Islands ranks 182nd out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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