Domestic material consumption per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Domestic material consumption per capita was 1.68 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 1.68 tonnes for domestic material consumption per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2.34 tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.75 tonnes, in 2002.
That places Equatorial Guinea 209th out of 233 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.65 tonnes | — |
| 2001 | 0.78 tonnes | -52.7% |
| 2002 | 0.75 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.78 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.35 tonnes | +73.1% |
| 2005 | 1.65 tonnes | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 2.29 tonnes | +38.8% |
| 2007 | 1.88 tonnes | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 1.69 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 1.58 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.91 tonnes | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 1.64 tonnes | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 2.06 tonnes | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 2.34 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 2.17 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 2.16 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.02 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 2.04 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.59 tonnes | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 1.57 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.76 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 1.84 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.8 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.69 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 1.68 tonnes | -0.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.68 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.63 tonnes, 17% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.68 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.13 tonnes, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +73.1% | 0.78 tonnes | 1.35 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.44 tonnes | 0.75 tonnes | 2.29 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 tonnes | 1.57 tonnes | 2.34 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 tonnes | 1.68 tonnes | 1.84 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 16.31 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 11.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -8.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0203 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 134.1 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -13.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Domestic material consumption per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 1.68 tonnes in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 tonnes in 2002.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for domestic material consumption per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 209th out of 233 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – processed by 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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Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes).