Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Americas
Americas: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material was 0.6467 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Americas, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Americas stood at 0.6467. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Americas peaked at 1.16 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7532, in 2010.
Americas ranks 24th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8022 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7957 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7788 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8304 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8332 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8213 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8133 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8018 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7742 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7559 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7532 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7667 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7585 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7618 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7785 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7787 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7673 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7792 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7568 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8186 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 1.11 | +35.1% |
| 2021 | 1.12 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.16 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6579 | -43.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6467 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8007 | 0.7559 | 0.8332 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7719 | 0.7532 | 0.8186 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9383 | 0.6467 | 1.16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 21 Nepal 5.6 compare
- 22 Kyrgyzstan 5.58 compare
- 23 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.46 compare
- 24 Mauritania 5.39 compare
- 25 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.25 compare
- 26 Nicaragua 5.14 compare
- 27 Yemen 5.09 compare
More economy & growth data for Americas
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 43.65 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 38.59 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 6.55 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 36,841 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 29,094 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 30.48 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 4.78 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.08 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 5.11 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 21.5 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Americas?
- Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Americas was 0.6467 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7532 in 2010.
- How does Americas rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
- Americas ranks 24th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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