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

Latest (2024)
2.36
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
11th
of 37 groups
All-time high
4.09
in 2000
All-time low
2.5
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Southern Asia, 2000–2024

012342000201220242000: 4.12001: 42002: 3.92003: 3.82004: 3.62005: 3.52006: 3.52007: 3.62008: 3.52009: 3.42010: 3.22011: 3.32012: 3.32013: 3.12014: 2.92015: 2.82016: 2.72017: 2.62018: 2.62019: 2.62020: 2.62021: 2.52022: 2.52023: 2.42024: 2.4

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

Annual values for Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars) in Southern Asia, 2000 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 8 Eritrea 8.03 compare
  2. 9 Central African Republic 8.03 compare
  3. 10 Guinea 7.39 compare
  4. 11 Mali 7.09 compare
  5. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.92 compare
  6. 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6.85 compare
  7. 14 Niger 6.84 compare

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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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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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