Which has higher domestic material consumption per capita, Rwanda or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.68 tonnes against 2.61 tonnes in Rwanda as of 2024.

What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita between Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.07 tonnes, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Rwanda vs Sao Tome and Principe: Domestic material consumption per capita

Rwanda

2.61 tonnes

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

2.68 tonnes

in 2024

Rwanda rank

201st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

197th

Domestic material consumption per capita over time

Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.68 tonnes against 2.61 tonnes in Rwanda, a difference of 0.07 tonnes.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 201st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 197th of 233 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.26 tonnes	3.2 tonnes	0.934 tonnes	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	2.66 tonnes	3.18 tonnes	0.521 tonnes	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	2.62 tonnes	2.69 tonnes	0.072 tonnes	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per capita, Rwanda or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.68 tonnes against 2.61 tonnes in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita between Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.07 tonnes, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for domestic material consumption per capita?: Rwanda ranks 201st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 197th 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).