Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Northern America
Northern America: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material was 0.3783 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Northern America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Northern America is 0.3783, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Northern America peaked at 0.6381 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3898, in 2022.
That places Northern America 31st out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6381 | — |
| 2001 | 0.6258 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6033 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5901 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5968 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5911 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5788 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5516 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5142 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4814 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4773 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.471 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4637 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4645 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4608 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.456 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.451 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4462 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4301 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4109 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4054 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3922 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3898 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3869 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3783 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5771 | 0.4814 | 0.6381 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4531 | 0.4109 | 0.4773 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3905 | 0.3783 | 0.4054 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 28 Tajikistan 5.06 compare
- 29 Mozambique 4.99 compare
- 30 Ukraine 4.98 compare
- 31 Suriname 4.93 compare
- 32 Timor-Leste 4.71 compare
- 33 Madagascar 4.68 compare
- 34 Ethiopia 4.63 compare
More economy & growth data for Northern America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 29.81 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 31.41 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 21.64 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 81,512 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 63,589 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 24.50 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.13 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.47 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 5.85 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 22.11 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Northern America?
- Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Northern America was 0.3783 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6381 in 2000.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3898 in 2022.
- How does Northern America rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
- Northern America ranks 31st 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 Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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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