Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Philippines
Philippines: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 9.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Philippines, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Philippines is 9.02, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Philippines peaked at 8.09 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.05, in 2003.
Philippines ranks 124th 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3 | — |
| 2001 | 4.16 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 4.26 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.05 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 4.27 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 4.21 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 4.17 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.27 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.54 | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 4.55 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.46 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 4.95 | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 4.65 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 4.45 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 6.94 | +55.9% |
| 2015 | 7.18 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 7.61 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 7.87 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 7.88 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.89 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.28 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 7.64 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 8.09 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 8.54 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 9.02 | +5.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 9.02 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.96, 81% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 9.02 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.77, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +55.9% | 4.45 | 6.94 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.28 | 4.05 | 4.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.39 | 4.45 | 7.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.11 | 7.28 | 9.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 121 Dominican Republic 8.34 compare
- 122 Jamaica 8.33 compare
- 123 Tunisia 8.19 compare
- 125 Cambodia 7.94 compare
- 126 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7.92 compare
- 127 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.81 compare
More development goals data for Philippines
- Red List Index 0.8085 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.6208 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 686.82 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 73 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 73 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 73 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 54 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 58 (2025)
- Infant deaths 39,731 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Philippines?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Philippines was 9.02 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 8.09 in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.05 in 2003.
- How does Philippines rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Philippines ranks 124th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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