Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw in United States
United States: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw was 0.3309 kg per constant US$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.3309 kg per constant US$
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
186th
of 226 countries
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
23
2000–2022
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in United States, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg per constant US$.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.3309 kg per constant US$ for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 peaked at 0.5906 kg per constant US$ in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3309 kg per constant US$, in 2022.
United States ranks 186th of 226 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw in United States, year by year
| Year | kg per constant US$ | 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% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.3309 kg per constant US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4679 kg per constant US$, 71% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5279 kg per constant US$ | 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 | 0.3353 kg per constant US$ | 0.3309 kg per constant US$ | 0.3425 kg per constant US$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in United States?
- Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in United States was 0.3309 kg per constant US$ in 2022, 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3309 kg per constant US$ in 2022.
- How does United States rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
- United States ranks 186th out of 226 countries with data for 2022.
- Is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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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