Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material was 2.36 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 2.36 for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Southern Asia peaked at 4.09 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2022.
Southern Asia ranks 11th of 37 groups 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.09 | — |
| 2001 | 4.02 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.87 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 3.8 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 3.61 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 3.55 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 3.54 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.56 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.52 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.37 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.2 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 3.33 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.33 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.14 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 2.87 | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 2.81 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.74 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.62 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 2.59 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.57 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.6 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.54 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.5 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.41 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 2.36 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.69 | 3.37 | 4.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.92 | 2.57 | 3.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 | 2.36 | 2.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 8 Eritrea 8.03 compare
- 9 Central African Republic 8.03 compare
- 10 Guinea 7.39 compare
- 11 Mali 7.09 compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.92 compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6.85 compare
- 14 Niger 6.84 compare
More economy & growth data for Southern Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 22.60 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 5.31 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.03 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 2,572 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2,420 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.00 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 9.45 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 8.34 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 28.95 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 29.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Southern Asia?
- Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Southern Asia was 2.36 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 in 2000.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2022.
- How does Southern Asia rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
- Southern Asia ranks 11th 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 Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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