Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw in Western Asia
Western Asia: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw was 0.6597 kg per constant US$ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Western Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg per constant US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Western Asia is 0.6597 kg per constant US$, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Western Asia peaked at 1.29 kg per constant US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9032 kg per constant US$, in 2022.
Western Asia ranks 25th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | kg per constant US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.15 kg per constant US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1.12 kg per constant US$ | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.18 kg per constant US$ | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.16 kg per constant US$ | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.12 kg per constant US$ | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.14 kg per constant US$ | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.21 kg per constant US$ | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.19 kg per constant US$ | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.25 kg per constant US$ | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.24 kg per constant US$ | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.29 kg per constant US$ | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.21 kg per constant US$ | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 1.1 kg per constant US$ | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 1.11 kg per constant US$ | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.09 kg per constant US$ | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 kg per constant US$ | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 kg per constant US$ | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 kg per constant US$ | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9385 kg per constant US$ | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.927 kg per constant US$ | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.951 kg per constant US$ | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9209 kg per constant US$ | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9032 kg per constant US$ | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9312 kg per constant US$ | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6597 kg per constant US$ | -29.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw in Western Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -29.2% | 0.9312 kg per constant US$ | 0.6597 kg per constant US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.18 kg per constant US$ | 1.12 kg per constant US$ | 1.25 kg per constant US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 kg per constant US$ | 0.927 kg per constant US$ | 1.29 kg per constant US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8732 kg per constant US$ | 0.6597 kg per constant US$ | 0.951 kg per constant US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 22 Kyrgyzstan 5.58 kg per constant US$ compare
- 23 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.46 kg per constant US$ compare
- 23 Laos 5.46 kg per constant US$ compare
- 25 Mauritania 5.39 kg per constant US$ compare
- 26 Nicaragua 5.14 kg per constant US$ compare
- 27 Yemen 5.09 kg per constant US$ compare
- 28 Tajikistan 5.06 kg per constant US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Western Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 4.37 million (2027)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 2.46 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 6.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 7.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 12,408 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.55 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 14,704 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Western Asia?
- Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Western Asia was 0.6597 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 kg per constant US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9032 kg per constant US$ in 2022.
- How does Western Asia rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
- Western Asia ranks 25th 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 Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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