Domestic material consumption per capita in Australia
Australia: Domestic material consumption per capita was 43.15 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
43.15
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
8th
of 223 countries
All-time high
51.39
in 2000
All-time low
40.92
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000β2023
Domestic material consumption per capita in Australia, 2000β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 43.15 for domestic material consumption per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita in Australia peaked at 51.39 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40.92, in 2020.
That places Australia 8th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.61 | 46.78 | 51.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4 | 42.58 | 47.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.42 | 40.92 | 43.15 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 5 Chile 52.91 compare
- 5 St. Helena 0.83 compare
- 6 Mayotte 0.05 compare
- 6 New Caledonia 44.48 compare
- 7 Andorra, Principality of 44.03 compare
- 7 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0 compare
- 9 Finland 42.26 compare
- 10 Guyana 33.93 compare
- 11 Qatar 33.87 compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.9423 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 61,369 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 0.5874 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.87 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 61,369 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 5.32 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 1.69 trillion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita in Australia?
- Domestic material consumption per capita in Australia was 43.15 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.39 in 2000.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.92 in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for domestic material consumption per capita?
- Australia ranks 8th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Domestic material consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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