Brazil vs Paraguay: Domestic material consumption per capita

Brazil
20.94 tonnes
in 2024
Paraguay
22.6 tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
35th
Paraguay rank
31st

Domestic material consumption per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • Paraguay
0510152025200020122024

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 22.6 tonnes against 20.94 tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 1.66 tonnes.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 35th and Paraguay ranks 31st of 233 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 15.34 tonnes 14.74 tonnes 0.602 tonnes Brazil
2010s 20.85 tonnes 22 tonnes 1.15 tonnes Paraguay
2020s 20.78 tonnes 22.82 tonnes 2.05 tonnes Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per capita, Brazil or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 22.6 tonnes against 20.94 tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita between Brazil and Paraguay?
1.66 tonnes, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Paraguay?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Paraguay rank globally for domestic material consumption per capita?
Brazil ranks 35th and Paraguay ranks 31st of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Domestic material consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Domestic material consumption per capita
Unit
tonnes
Source
United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
233 places, 5,766 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes).