Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Paraguay
Paraguay: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 22.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 22.6 for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Paraguay peaked at 23.28 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.55, in 2000.
Paraguay ranks 28th of 249 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 … capita tonnes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.55 | — |
| 2001 | 14.14 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 13.74 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 14.99 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 14.79 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 14.21 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 14.56 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 16 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 15.99 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.4 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 19.5 | +26.7% |
| 2011 | 21.79 | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 19.62 | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 22.16 | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 22.59 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 23.05 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 22.61 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 23.23 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 22.95 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 22.51 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 23.28 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 22.44 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 22.81 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 22.98 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 22.6 | -1.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 22.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.96, 2.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 22.6 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.45, 2.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.73 | 13.55 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22 | 19.5 | 23.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.82 | 22.44 | 23.28 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 25 Saudi Arabia 24.27 compare
- 26 Ireland 23.98 compare
- 27 Luxembourg 23.49 compare
- 29 Nauru 22.58 compare
- 29 Naoero 22.58 compare
- 31 United States 22.54 compare
More development goals data for Paraguay
- Red List Index 0.952 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.41 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,126 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,982 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Paraguay?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Paraguay was 22.6 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 23.28 in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.55 in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Paraguay ranks 28th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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