Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Myanmar
Myanmar: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 3.52 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 3.52 for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Myanmar peaked at 6.89 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.51, in 2022.
That places Myanmar 201st out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.61 | — |
| 2001 | 3.76 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 3.72 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.93 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 4.06 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 4.23 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 4.38 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 4.49 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 4.53 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 4.6 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 4.69 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 4.67 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.54 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.72 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 5.33 | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 5.55 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 5.74 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 6.89 | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 5.71 | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 3.73 | -34.7% |
| 2020 | 3.58 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 3.51 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 3.51 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.53 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 3.52 | -0.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 3.52 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.68, 62% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 3.52 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.77, 52% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -34.7% | 5.71 | 3.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.13 | 3.61 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.16 | 3.73 | 6.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.53 | 3.51 | 3.58 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 198 Congo 3.65 compare
- 199 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.64 compare
- 200 Micronesia 3.59 compare
- 202 Uganda 3.24 compare
- 203 Somalia 3.08 compare
- 204 Guinea-Bissau 3 compare
More development goals data for Myanmar
- Red List Index 0.8567 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2,606 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 334.82 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 29,371 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Myanmar?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Myanmar was 3.52 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.89 in 2017.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.51 in 2022.
- How does Myanmar rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Myanmar ranks 201st out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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