Domestic material consumption per capita in Comoros
Comoros: Domestic material consumption per capita was 3.67 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 3.67 for domestic material consumption per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita in Comoros peaked at 3.69 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.97, in 2007.
Comoros ranks 187th of 233 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per capita in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.26 | — |
| 2001 | 2.07 | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 2.14 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.16 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.59 | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 3.1 | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 3.04 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.97 | -35.2% |
| 2008 | 2.36 | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 3.25 | +37.7% |
| 2010 | 3.4 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 3.23 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 3.42 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 3.32 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.11 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 3.38 | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 3.57 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 3.49 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.57 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.65 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 3.59 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 3.67 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 3.69 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3.61 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 3.67 | +1.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 3.67 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.13, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 3.67 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.13, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -35.2% | 3.04 | 1.97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.49 | 1.97 | 3.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.41 | 3.11 | 3.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.65 | 3.59 | 3.69 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 184 Dominica 3.8 compare
- 185 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3.7 compare
- 185 Tanzania 3.7 compare
- 188 Nigeria 3.66 compare
- 189 Sierra Leone 3.65 compare
- 190 Central African Republic 3.59 compare
More economy & growth data for Comoros
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 11.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.81 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0186 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 38.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 11.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0136 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 27.95 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita in Comoros?
- Domestic material consumption per capita in Comoros was 3.67 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 in 2007.
- How does Comoros rank for domestic material consumption per capita?
- Comoros ranks 187th out of 233 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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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