Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 20.45 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 20.45 for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Uruguay peaked at 42.66 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 19.18, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 41st of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.47 | — |
| 2001 | 31.64 | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 31.61 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 28.18 | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 34.31 | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 41.98 | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 41.97 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 42.25 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 42.66 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 42.48 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 41.46 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 41.54 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 42.47 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 41.74 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 23.1 | -44.7% |
| 2015 | 22.72 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 21.62 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 21.83 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 19.94 | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 19.49 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 19.18 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 20.08 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 20.52 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 20.76 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 20.45 | -1.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 20.45 is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.35, 1.5× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 20.45 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.45, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Uruguay 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 | -44.7% | 41.74 | 23.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.16 | 28.18 | 42.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.59 | 19.49 | 42.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2 | 19.18 | 20.76 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More development goals data for Uruguay
- Red List Index 0.9142 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.34 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,719 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 118 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 81 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Uruguay?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Uruguay was 20.45 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 42.66 in 2008.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.18 in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Uruguay ranks 41st out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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