What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita between Madagascar and Puerto Rico?

0.23 tonnes, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Puerto Rico?

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.

Madagascar vs Puerto Rico: Domestic material consumption per capita

Madagascar

2.11 tonnes

in 2024

Puerto Rico

2.34 tonnes

in 2024

Madagascar rank

205th

Puerto Rico rank

203rd

Domestic material consumption per capita over time

Madagascar
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 2.34 tonnes against 2.11 tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 0.23 tonnes.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 205th and Puerto Rico ranks 203rd of 233 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.8 tonnes	2.87 tonnes	0.068 tonnes	Puerto Rico
2010s	2.7 tonnes	2.1 tonnes	0.6 tonnes	Madagascar
2020s	2.17 tonnes	2.23 tonnes	0.064 tonnes	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per capita, Madagascar or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 2.34 tonnes against 2.11 tonnes in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita between Madagascar and Puerto Rico?: 0.23 tonnes, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Puerto Rico?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Puerto Rico rank globally for domestic material consumption per capita?: Madagascar ranks 205th and Puerto Rico ranks 203rd 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: 28 August 2026

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