Material footprint, by type of raw material (tonnes) by country
Countries reporting
2
Highest
1.00 billion tonnes
Australia and New Zealand
Lowest
24.20 million tonnes
Melanesia
Median
514.24 million tonnes
Years covered
25
2000β2024
Data points
900
What the numbers show
Material footprint, by type of raw material (tonnes) is currently reported for 2 countries. The highest value is 1.00 billion tonnes in Australia and New Zealand; the lowest is 24.20 million tonnes in Melanesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 514.24 million tonnes, and the mean is 514.24 million tonnes.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 41.
Material footprint, by type of raw material: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.00 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 2 | Melanesia | 24.20 million tonnes | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 104.64 billion tonnes
- Asia 63.32 billion tonnes
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 47.53 billion tonnes
- Eastern Asia 40.59 billion tonnes
- Europe and Northern America 25.82 billion tonnes
- Americas 20.71 billion tonnes
- Europe 13.45 billion tonnes
- Northern America 12.37 billion tonnes
- Central and Southern Asia 11.14 billion tonnes
- Southern Asia 10.47 billion tonnes
- Latin America and the Caribbean 8.33 billion tonnes
- South-Eastern Asia 6.94 billion tonnes