Australia vs Costa Rica: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw

Australia
0.8067 kg per constant US$
in 2022
Costa Rica
0.7152 kg per constant US$
in 2022
Australia rank
154th
Costa Rica rank
157th

Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw over time

  • Australia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.8067 kg per constant US$ against 0.7152 kg per constant US$ in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0915 kg per constant US$.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 154th and Costa Rica ranks 157th of 226 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 1.03 kg per constant US$ 1.04 kg per constant US$ 0.0122 kg per constant US$ Costa Rica
2010s 0.8419 kg per constant US$ 0.8479 kg per constant US$ 0.006 kg per constant US$ Costa Rica
2020s 0.8083 kg per constant US$ 0.7307 kg per constant US$ 0.0776 kg per constant US$ Australia

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, Australia or Costa Rica?
Australia, at 0.8067 kg per constant US$ against 0.7152 kg per constant US$ in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material between Australia and Costa Rica?
0.0915 kg per constant US$, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
Australia ranks 154th and Costa Rica ranks 157th of 226 countries.
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.

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Indicator
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars)
Unit
kg per constant US$
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
262 places, 5,949 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed