Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 5.37 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Solomon Islands, 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 Solomon Islands is 5.37, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Solomon Islands peaked at 6.84 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.04, in 2010.
Solomon Islands ranks 160th 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.84 | — |
| 2001 | 3.4 | -50.2% |
| 2002 | 3.33 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 3.25 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.78 | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 4.17 | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 4.42 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 4.67 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 4.79 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.45 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 3.04 | -31.7% |
| 2011 | 5.82 | +91.2% |
| 2012 | 6.62 | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 6.42 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 3.85 | -40.0% |
| 2015 | 4.19 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 4.87 | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 5.87 | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 5.64 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 5.48 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 5.19 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 5.37 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 5.36 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 5.38 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.37 | -0.3% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 5.37 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.68, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 5.37 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.77, 79% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Solomon Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +91.2% | 3.04 | 5.82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.31 | 3.25 | 6.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.18 | 3.04 | 6.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.33 | 5.19 | 5.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More development goals data for Solomon Islands
- Red List Index 0.7681 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 6.32 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 355 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Solomon Islands?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Solomon Islands was 5.37 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.84 in 2000.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 in 2010.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Solomon Islands ranks 160th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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