Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Nepal
Nepal: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 7.25 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Nepal stood at 7.25. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Nepal peaked at 6.86 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.38, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 138th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.38 | — |
| 2001 | 2.56 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 2.77 | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 3.12 | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 3.01 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 3.02 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.01 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.96 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 3.04 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.14 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 3.26 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 3.29 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 4 | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 4.07 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 4.2 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 4.3 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.55 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 5.68 | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 6.59 | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 6.7 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.65 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 6.75 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 6.86 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 7.07 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 7.25 | +2.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 7.25 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.68, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 7.25 is above the median for South Asia, which is 6.27, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9 | 2.38 | 3.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.66 | 3.26 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.92 | 6.65 | 7.25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More development goals data for Nepal
- Red List Index 0.9303 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 27.57 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 57.25 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 12,587 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Nepal?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Nepal was 7.25 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.86 in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Nepal ranks 138th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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