El Salvador vs Samoa: Domestic material consumption per capita
El Salvador
6.66 tonnes
in 2024
Samoa
6.3 tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
140th
Samoa rank
143rd
Domestic material consumption per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Samoa
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 6.66 tonnes against 6.3 tonnes in Samoa, a difference of 0.36 tonnes.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 140th and Samoa ranks 143rd of 233 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.58 tonnes | 6.13 tonnes | 0.554 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2010s | 6 tonnes | 6.21 tonnes | 0.212 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2020s | 6.5 tonnes | 6.09 tonnes | 0.41 tonnes | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic material consumption per capita, El Salvador or Samoa?
- El Salvador, at 6.66 tonnes against 6.3 tonnes in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita between El Salvador and Samoa?
- 0.36 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Samoa rank globally for domestic material consumption per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 140th and Samoa ranks 143rd 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
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes).