Americas vs Laos: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw
Americas
1.16 kg per constant US$
in 2022
Laos
5.46 kg per constant US$
in 2022
Americas rank
24th
Laos rank
23rd
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw over time
- Americas
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 5.46 kg per constant US$ against 1.16 kg per constant US$ in Americas, a difference of 4.3 kg per constant US$.
That makes Laos's figure about 4.7 times Americas's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 24th and Laos ranks 23rd of 36 groups.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8007 kg per constant US$ | 4.43 kg per constant US$ | 3.62 kg per constant US$ | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.7719 kg per constant US$ | 5.85 kg per constant US$ | 5.08 kg per constant US$ | Laos |
| 2020s | 1.13 kg per constant US$ | 5.52 kg per constant US$ | 4.39 kg per constant US$ | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material, Americas or Laos?
- Laos, at 5.46 kg per constant US$ against 1.16 kg per constant US$ in Americas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material between Americas and Laos?
- 4.3 kg per constant US$, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Laos?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Americas and Laos rank globally for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
- Americas ranks 24th and Laos ranks 23rd of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.