Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in United States of America
United States of America: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material was 0.317 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in United States of America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.317 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.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in United States of America peaked at 0.5906 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.317, in 2024.
United States of America ranks 34th of 37 groups on this measure, 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5906 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5821 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5571 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5451 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5496 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5484 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5301 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4962 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4595 | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4204 | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.414 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4033 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3961 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3935 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3938 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3894 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3872 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.379 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3658 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3488 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3425 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3325 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3309 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3247 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.317 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5279 | 0.4204 | 0.5906 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3871 | 0.3488 | 0.414 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3295 | 0.317 | 0.3425 | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for United States of America
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.43 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.14 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 4.43 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 6.14 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 22.22 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 21.57 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 22.22 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 21.57 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.04 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 5.04 million million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in United States of America?
- Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in United States of America was 0.317 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5906 in 2000.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.317 in 2024.
- How does United States of America rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
- United States of America ranks 34th 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 United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of 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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