Japan vs Malta: Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product

Japan
0.26 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Malta
0.29 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Japan rank
184th
Malta rank
179th

Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product over time

  • Japan
  • Malta
00.20.40.6200020122024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.29 kilograms per constant usd against 0.26 kilograms per constant usd in Japan, a difference of 0.03 kilograms per constant usd.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 184th and Malta ranks 179th of 211 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 0 kilograms per constant usd 0.442 kilograms per constant usd 0.442 kilograms per constant usd Malta
2010s 0 kilograms per constant usd 0.393 kilograms per constant usd 0.393 kilograms per constant usd Malta
2020s 0.104 kilograms per constant usd 0.32 kilograms per constant usd 0.216 kilograms per constant usd Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per gross domestic product, Japan or Malta?
Malta, at 0.29 kilograms per constant usd against 0.26 kilograms per constant usd in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per gross domestic product between Japan and Malta?
0.03 kilograms per constant usd, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Japan and Malta rank globally for domestic material consumption per gross domestic product?
Japan ranks 184th and Malta ranks 179th 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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About this data

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).