Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Qatar

Qatar: Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp was 0.53 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.53
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
160th
of 207 countries
All-time high
1.01
in 2005
All-time low
0.38
in 2011
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Qatar, 2000–2023

00.250.50.7512000201120232000: 0.632001: 0.742002: 0.882003: 0.742004: 0.632005: 12006: 0.922007: 0.822008: 12009: 0.52010: 0.682011: 0.382012: 0.412013: 0.542014: 0.532015: 0.62016: 0.762017: 0.582018: 0.592019: 0.552020: 0.52021: 0.482022: 0.512023: 0.53

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Qatar recorded 0.53 for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in 2023.

That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Qatar peaked at 1.01 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.38, in 2011.

Qatar ranks 160th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Qatar, year by year

Annual values for Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Qatar, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 0.63
2001 0.74 +17.5%
2002 0.88 +18.9%
2003 0.74 -15.9%
2004 0.63 -14.9%
2005 1.01 +60.3%
2006 0.92 -8.9%
2007 0.82 -10.9%
2008 1.01 +23.2%
2009 0.5 -50.5%
2010 0.68 +36.0%
2011 0.38 -44.1%
2012 0.41 +7.9%
2013 0.54 +31.7%
2014 0.53 -1.9%
2015 0.6 +13.2%
2016 0.76 +26.7%
2017 0.58 -23.7%
2018 0.59 +1.7%
2019 0.55 -6.8%
2020 0.5 -9.1%
2021 0.48 -4.0%
2022 0.51 +6.3%
2023 0.53 +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.788 0.5 1.01 10
2010s 0.562 0.38 0.76 10
2020s 0.505 0.48 0.53 4

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 157 Trinidad and Tobago 0.61 compare
  2. 158 Slovakia 0.59 compare
  3. 159 New Zealand 0.55 compare
  4. 161 Greece 0.52 compare
  5. 162 Grenada 0.51 compare
  6. 163 Israel 0.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Qatar?
Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Qatar was 0.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2005.
What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.38 in 2011.
How does Qatar rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp?
Qatar ranks 160th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Qatar data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 4,957 data points, 2000–2023
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