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

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

Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
2468200020122024

How they compare

Solomon Islands 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 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

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

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 6.15 kilograms per constant usd 2.38 kilograms per constant usd 3.78 kilograms per constant usd Papua New Guinea
2010s 3.77 kilograms per constant usd 2.33 kilograms per constant usd 1.45 kilograms per constant usd Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.81 kilograms per constant usd 2.71 kilograms per constant usd 0.098 kilograms per constant usd Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per gross domestic product, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, 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 Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
0.07 kilograms per constant usd, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for domestic material consumption per gross domestic product?
Papua New Guinea ranks 56th and Solomon Islands ranks 53rd 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).