Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Western Asia: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw

Lao People's Democratic Republic
5.46 kg per constant US$
in 2022
Western Asia
0.9032 kg per constant US$
in 2022
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
23rd
Western Asia rank
25th

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

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Western Asia
0246200020122024

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 5.46 kg per constant US$ against 0.9032 kg per constant US$ in Western Asia, a difference of 4.56 kg per constant US$.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 6.0 times Western Asia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 23rd and Western Asia ranks 25th of 226 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Western Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 4.43 kg per constant US$ 1.18 kg per constant US$ 3.25 kg per constant US$ Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 5.85 kg per constant US$ 1.08 kg per constant US$ 4.77 kg per constant US$ Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 5.43 kg per constant US$ 0.8732 kg per constant US$ 4.56 kg per constant US$ Lao People's Democratic Republic

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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Western Asia?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 5.46 kg per constant US$ against 0.9032 kg per constant US$ in Western Asia as of 2022.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Western Asia?
4.56 kg per constant US$, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Western Asia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Western Asia rank globally for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 23rd and Western Asia ranks 25th 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