Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw in United States of America
United States of America: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw was 0.317 kg per constant US$ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.317 kg per constant US$
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
33rd
of 36 groups
All-time high
0.5906 kg per constant US$
in 2000
All-time low
0.3309 kg per constant US$
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
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. Measured in kg per constant US$.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.317 kg per constant US$ 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 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.4% 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 kg per constant US$ in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3309 kg per constant US$, in 2022.
United States of America ranks 33rd of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kg per constant US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5906 kg per constant US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.5821 kg per constant US$ | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5571 kg per constant US$ | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5451 kg per constant US$ | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5496 kg per constant US$ | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5484 kg per constant US$ | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5301 kg per constant US$ | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4962 kg per constant US$ | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4595 kg per constant US$ | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4204 kg per constant US$ | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.414 kg per constant US$ | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4033 kg per constant US$ | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3961 kg per constant US$ | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3935 kg per constant US$ | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3938 kg per constant US$ | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3894 kg per constant US$ | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3872 kg per constant US$ | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.379 kg per constant US$ | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3658 kg per constant US$ | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3488 kg per constant US$ | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3425 kg per constant US$ | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3325 kg per constant US$ | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3309 kg per constant US$ | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3247 kg per constant US$ | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.317 kg per constant US$ | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5279 kg per constant US$ | 0.4204 kg per constant US$ | 0.5906 kg per constant US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3871 kg per constant US$ | 0.3488 kg per constant US$ | 0.414 kg per constant US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3295 kg per constant US$ | 0.317 kg per constant US$ | 0.3425 kg per constant US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 30 Ukraine 4.98 kg per constant US$ compare
- 31 Suriname 4.93 kg per constant US$ compare
- 32 Madagascar 4.68 kg per constant US$ compare
- 33 Ethiopia 4.63 kg per constant US$ compare
- 34 Uzbekistan 4.55 kg per constant US$ compare
- 35 Paraguay 4.19 kg per constant US$ compare
- 36 Armenia 4.15 kg per constant US$ compare
More economy & growth data for United States of America
- GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, annual 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value Standard Local 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 5.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, annual 6.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in United States of America?
- Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in United States of America was 0.317 kg per constant US$ 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 kg per constant US$ 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 0.3309 kg per constant US$ in 2022.
- 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 33rd out of 36 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 16.4%. 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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