Jamaica vs Samoa: Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product
Jamaica
1.39 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Samoa
1.3 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Jamaica rank
111th
Samoa rank
115th
Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product over time
- Jamaica
- Samoa
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.39 kilograms per constant usd against 1.3 kilograms per constant usd in Samoa, a difference of 0.09 kilograms per constant usd.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 111th and Samoa ranks 115th of 211 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.98 kilograms per constant usd | 1.68 kilograms per constant usd | 0.304 kilograms per constant usd | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.44 kilograms per constant usd | 1.52 kilograms per constant usd | 0.087 kilograms per constant usd | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.4 kilograms per constant usd | 1.4 kilograms per constant usd | 0 kilograms per constant usd | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic material consumption per gross domestic product, Jamaica or Samoa?
- Jamaica, at 1.39 kilograms per constant usd against 1.3 kilograms per constant usd in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in domestic material consumption per gross domestic product between Jamaica and Samoa?
- 0.09 kilograms per constant usd, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Samoa rank globally for domestic material consumption per gross domestic product?
- Jamaica ranks 111th and Samoa ranks 115th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars).