Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Uruguay

Uruguay: Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp was 1.19 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.19
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
122nd
of 207 countries
All-time high
4.08
in 2005
All-time low
1.12
in 2018
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

12342000201120232000: 3.42001: 3.22002: 3.52003: 3.12004: 3.62005: 4.12006: 3.92007: 3.72008: 3.52009: 3.42010: 32011: 2.92012: 2.82013: 2.62014: 1.42015: 1.32016: 1.22017: 1.22018: 1.12019: 1.12020: 1.22021: 1.22022: 1.22023: 1.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 1.19 for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in 2023.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Uruguay peaked at 4.08 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.12, in 2018.

That places Uruguay 122nd out of 207 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Uruguay, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 3.36
2001 3.22 -4.2%
2002 3.49 +8.4%
2003 3.09 -11.5%
2004 3.58 +15.9%
2005 4.08 +14.0%
2006 3.93 -3.7%
2007 3.72 -5.3%
2008 3.51 -5.6%
2009 3.36 -4.3%
2010 3.05 -9.2%
2011 2.87 -5.9%
2012 2.8 -2.4%
2013 2.61 -6.8%
2014 1.38 -47.1%
2015 1.34 -2.9%
2016 1.24 -7.5%
2017 1.23 -0.8%
2018 1.12 -8.9%
2019 1.14 +1.8%
2020 1.22 +7.0%
2021 1.21 -0.8%
2022 1.18 -2.5%
2023 1.19 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.53 3.09 4.08 10
2010s 1.88 1.12 3.05 10
2020s 1.2 1.18 1.22 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 120 Azerbaijan 1.22 compare
  2. 121 Fiji 1.21 compare
  3. 122 Canada 1.19 compare
  4. 122 Iraq 1.19 compare
  5. 122 Tonga 1.19 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Uruguay?
Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp in Uruguay was 1.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 4.08 in 2005.
What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 1.12 in 2018.
How does Uruguay rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp?
Uruguay ranks 122nd out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay 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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