Egypt vs Ghana: Domestic material consumption per capita

Egypt
10.26 tonnes
in 2024
Ghana
9.56 tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
94th
Ghana rank
100th

Domestic material consumption per capita over time

  • Egypt
  • Ghana
02.557.510200020122024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 10.26 tonnes against 9.56 tonnes in Ghana, a difference of 0.7 tonnes.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.

Egypt ranks 94th and Ghana ranks 100th of 233 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ghana Difference Ahead
2000s 6.78 tonnes 6.7 tonnes 0.082 tonnes Egypt
2010s 7.38 tonnes 8.71 tonnes 1.32 tonnes Ghana
2020s 9.35 tonnes 9.45 tonnes 0.108 tonnes Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per capita, Egypt or Ghana?
Egypt, at 10.26 tonnes against 9.56 tonnes in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita between Egypt and Ghana?
0.7 tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ghana?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Ghana rank globally for domestic material consumption per capita?
Egypt ranks 94th and Ghana ranks 100th 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).