Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material was 0.7826 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.7826
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
157th
of 224 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 2000
All-time low
0.6721
in 2016
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2024

00.250.50.7512000201220242000: 12001: 0.9812002: 0.962003: 0.8962004: 0.9132005: 0.8912006: 0.8682007: 0.8312008: 0.82009: 0.8072010: 0.7652011: 0.7632012: 0.7392013: 0.732014: 0.7532015: 0.7312016: 0.6722017: 0.7392018: 0.7332019: 0.742020: 0.7052021: 0.7072022: 0.7012023: 0.782024: 0.783

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 0.7826 for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 1.02 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6721, in 2016.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 157th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars) in Australia and New Zealand, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 1.02
2001 0.9807 -3.6%
2002 0.9603 -2.1%
2003 0.8962 -6.7%
2004 0.913 +1.9%
2005 0.8912 -2.4%
2006 0.8683 -2.6%
2007 0.8308 -4.3%
2008 0.8001 -3.7%
2009 0.8072 +0.9%
2010 0.7647 -5.3%
2011 0.7634 -0.2%
2012 0.7394 -3.1%
2013 0.7305 -1.2%
2014 0.7531 +3.1%
2015 0.7306 -3.0%
2016 0.6721 -8.0%
2017 0.7389 +9.9%
2018 0.7325 -0.9%
2019 0.7401 +1.0%
2020 0.7051 -4.7%
2021 0.7073 +0.3%
2022 0.7007 -0.9%
2023 0.78 +11.3%
2024 0.7826 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8965 0.8001 1.02 10
2010s 0.7365 0.6721 0.7647 10
2020s 0.7351 0.7007 0.7826 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 154 Saint Lucia 0.7434 compare
  2. 155 Hungary 0.7343 compare
  3. 156 Costa Rica 0.7152 compare
  4. 158 Marshall Islands 0.6882 compare
  5. 159 Palau 0.6763 compare
  6. 160 Croatia 0.6615 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Australia and New Zealand?
Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Australia and New Zealand was 0.7826 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 Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2000.
What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6721 in 2016.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 157th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
Is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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Indicator
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
261 places, 5,951 data points, 2000–2024
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