Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 6.21 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 6.21, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Vanuatu peaked at 10.69 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.29, in 2022.
Vanuatu ranks 146th of 249 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 … capita tonnes in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.21 | — |
| 2001 | 9.29 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.58 | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 8.86 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 9.28 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 9.24 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 9.57 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 10.69 | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 9.94 | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 9.52 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 10.58 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 9.93 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 9.47 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 9.74 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 9.04 | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 8.03 | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 7 | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 7.04 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.32 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 6.86 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 6.57 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 6.35 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 6.29 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 6.26 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 6.21 | -0.9% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 6.21 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.68, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 6.21 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.77, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.42 | 8.58 | 10.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5 | 6.86 | 10.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 | 6.21 | 6.57 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 143 Guadeloupe 6.51 compare
- 144 Cabo Verde 6.49 compare
- 145 Greenland 6.33 compare
- 147 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.27 compare
- 148 Jordan 6.26 compare
- 149 Barbados 6.17 compare
More development goals data for Vanuatu
- Red List Index 0.7273 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.07 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.05 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 130 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Vanuatu?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Vanuatu was 6.21 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 10.69 in 2007.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.29 in 2022.
- How does Vanuatu rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Vanuatu ranks 146th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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