Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material was 11.99 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 11.99 for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 12.83 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.93, in 2020.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 77th of 247 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.48 | — |
| 2001 | 12.83 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 12.31 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 12.04 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 12.36 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 12.05 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 11.96 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 12.03 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 10.91 | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 9.78 | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 9.22 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 9.1 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.94 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 8.74 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 8.96 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.63 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 8.45 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 8.9 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 8.88 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.01 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.93 | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 8.55 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 8.77 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 11.86 | +35.3% |
| 2024 | 11.99 | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +35.3% | 8.77 | 11.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.88 | 9.78 | 12.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.88 | 8.45 | 9.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.82 | 7.93 | 11.99 | 5 |
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- Red List Index 0.9592 (2025)
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- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,800 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 280 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 271 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 157 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 171 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 263 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 335 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,835 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 11.99 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.83 in 2001.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.93 in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 77th out of 247 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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