India vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw

India
2.56 kg per constant US$
in 2022
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2.62 kg per constant US$
in 2022
India rank
69th
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
68th

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

  • India
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
012345200020122024

How they compare

Iran (Islamic Republic of) currently reports 2.62 kg per constant US$ against 2.56 kg per constant US$ in India, a difference of 0.06 kg per constant US$.

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

India ranks 69th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 68th of 226 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Iran (Islamic Republic of) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
2000s 4.03 kg per constant US$ 3.56 kg per constant US$ 0.4745 kg per constant US$ India
2010s 3.09 kg per constant US$ 2.94 kg per constant US$ 0.1496 kg per constant US$ India
2020s 2.55 kg per constant US$ 2.59 kg per constant US$ 0.0376 kg per constant US$ Iran (Islamic Republic of)

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, India or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Iran (Islamic Republic of), at 2.62 kg per constant US$ against 2.56 kg per constant US$ in India as of 2022.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material between India and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
0.06 kg per constant US$, with Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do India and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
India ranks 69th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 68th 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