Which has higher domestic material consumption per capita, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 3.7 tonnes against 3.66 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.

What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.04 tonnes, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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.

Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Domestic material consumption per capita

Nigeria

3.66 tonnes

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

3.7 tonnes

in 2024

Nigeria rank

188th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

185th

Domestic material consumption per capita over time

Nigeria
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 3.7 tonnes against 3.66 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 0.04 tonnes.

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

Nigeria ranks 188th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 185th of 233 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.36 tonnes	3.49 tonnes	0.123 tonnes	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	3.62 tonnes	3.99 tonnes	0.373 tonnes	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	3.64 tonnes	3.8 tonnes	0.158 tonnes	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per capita, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 3.7 tonnes against 3.66 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.04 tonnes, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for domestic material consumption per capita?: Nigeria ranks 188th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 185th 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).