Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 3.65 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 3.65 for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Sierra Leone peaked at 5.73 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.18, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 192nd 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.22 | — |
| 2001 | 2.18 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.4 | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 2.84 | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 2.77 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.6 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 3.11 | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 2.98 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 2.95 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.18 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 3.48 | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 3.64 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 4.29 | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 5.31 | +23.6% |
| 2014 | 5.73 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 4.04 | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 4.09 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.58 | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 3.54 | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 3.26 | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 3.17 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.75 | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 3.73 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 3.63 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 3.65 | +0.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 3.65 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.72, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 3.65 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.23, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.72 | 2.18 | 3.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.19 | 3.26 | 5.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.59 | 3.17 | 3.75 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 189 Sri Lanka 3.84 compare
- 190 United Republic of Tanzania 3.82 compare
- 191 Dominica 3.77 compare
- 193 Bangladesh 3.72 compare
- 194 Central African Republic 3.72 compare
- 195 Comoros 3.69 compare
More development goals data for Sierra Leone
- Red List Index 0.9225 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 94.32 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 61.77 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 14,038 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 7,350 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2439 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 23,171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Sierra Leone?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Sierra Leone was 3.65 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 5.73 in 2014.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Sierra Leone ranks 192nd out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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