Domestic material consumption per capita in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Domestic material consumption per capita was 25.08 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
25.08
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
19th
of 223 countries
All-time high
25.08
in 2023
All-time low
9.71
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Domestic material consumption per capita in China (People’s Republic of), 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 9.72001: 10.12002: 10.62003: 11.52004: 12.62005: 13.32006: 14.42007: 15.42008: 15.92009: 17.72010: 19.62011: 21.12012: 22.42013: 23.72014: 242015: 23.22016: 23.22017: 22.92018: 22.32019: 22.72020: 23.12021: 23.92022: 24.42023: 25.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, domestic material consumption per capita in China (People’s Republic of) stood at 25.08. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 25.08 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.71, in 2000.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 19th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.12 9.71 17.72 10
2010s 22.5 19.56 23.99 10
2020s 24.11 23.06 25.08 4

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

  1. 16 Bhutan 28.88 compare
  2. 17 Estonia, Republic of 28.55 compare
  3. 18 Kazakhstan, Republic of 26.56 compare
  4. 20 Bahrain, Kingdom of 23.86 compare
  5. 21 Denmark 23.46 compare
  6. 22 New Zealand 23.31 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic material consumption per capita in China (People’s Republic of)?
Domestic material consumption per capita in China (People’s Republic of) was 25.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 25.08 in 2023.
What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.71 in 2000.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for domestic material consumption per capita?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 19th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
Is domestic material consumption per capita rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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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Indicator
Domestic material consumption per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
230 places, 5,468 data points, 2000–2023
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