Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product

Cameroon
2.78 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.71 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Cameroon rank
53rd
Papua New Guinea rank
56th

Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
345678200020122024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2.78 kilograms per constant usd against 2.71 kilograms per constant usd in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.07 kilograms per constant usd.

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

Cameroon ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 211 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 2.8 kilograms per constant usd 6.15 kilograms per constant usd 3.35 kilograms per constant usd Papua New Guinea
2010s 3.01 kilograms per constant usd 3.77 kilograms per constant usd 0.756 kilograms per constant usd Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.87 kilograms per constant usd 2.81 kilograms per constant usd 0.06 kilograms per constant usd Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per gross domestic product, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Cameroon, at 2.78 kilograms per constant usd against 2.71 kilograms per constant usd in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per gross domestic product between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
0.07 kilograms per constant usd, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for domestic material consumption per gross domestic product?
Cameroon ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product
Unit
kilograms per constant usd
Source
United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,194 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars).