Cook Islands vs Tonga: Domestic material consumption per capita

Cook Islands
5.24 tonnes
in 2024
Tonga
5.27 tonnes
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
161st
Tonga rank
159th

Domestic material consumption per capita over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Tonga
01020304050200020122024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 5.27 tonnes against 5.24 tonnes in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.03 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tonga ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 161st and Tonga ranks 159th of 233 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 4.18 tonnes 7.74 tonnes 3.56 tonnes Tonga
2010s 4.24 tonnes 14.41 tonnes 10.17 tonnes Tonga
2020s 4.64 tonnes 5.02 tonnes 0.384 tonnes Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per capita, Cook Islands or Tonga?
Tonga, at 5.27 tonnes against 5.24 tonnes in Cook Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita between Cook Islands and Tonga?
0.03 tonnes, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tonga?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cook Islands and Tonga rank globally for domestic material consumption per capita?
Cook Islands ranks 161st and Tonga ranks 159th 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).