What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?

0.16 tonnes, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: Domestic material consumption per capita

Dominican Republic

8.42 tonnes

in 2024

Jamaica

8.58 tonnes

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

115th

Jamaica rank

112th

Domestic material consumption per capita over time

Dominican Republic
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 8.58 tonnes against 8.42 tonnes in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.16 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 115th and Jamaica ranks 112th of 233 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.88 tonnes	10.4 tonnes	3.52 tonnes	Jamaica
2010s	8.01 tonnes	7.82 tonnes	0.184 tonnes	Dominican Republic
2020s	8.23 tonnes	8.21 tonnes	0.016 tonnes	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per capita, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 8.58 tonnes against 8.42 tonnes in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?: 0.16 tonnes, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for domestic material consumption per capita?: Dominican Republic ranks 115th and Jamaica ranks 112th 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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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: 09 October 2026

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