Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in World
World: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material was 13.06 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in World, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
World recorded 13.06 for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in World peaked at 14.35 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.09, in 2000.
World ranks 16th of 34 groups 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 of raw material in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.09 | — |
| 2001 | 9.15 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.22 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 9.65 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 10.01 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 10.23 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 10.61 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 10.9 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 10.95 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 10.85 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.28 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 11.84 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 12.08 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 12.32 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 12.47 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 12.33 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 12.31 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.38 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 12.31 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.65 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 13.47 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 14.03 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 14.35 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 12.43 | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 13.06 | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.07 | 9.09 | 10.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2 | 11.28 | 12.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.47 | 12.43 | 14.35 | 5 |
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- Red List Index 0.7449 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 444.14 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,956 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1,126 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1,110 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 366 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3,606 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7,377 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8,098 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in World?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in World was 13.06 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 14.35 in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.09 in 2000.
- How does World rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- World ranks 16th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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