Material footprint per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Melanesia

Melanesia: Material footprint per unit of GDP, by type of raw material was 0.5632 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.5632
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
1st
of 2 countries
All-time high
1.47
in 2012
All-time low
0.5142
in 2017
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Material footprint per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Melanesia, 2000–2022

0.60.811.21.42000201120222000: 0.5712001: 1.12002: 0.7112003: 0.8422004: 0.6442005: 0.7272006: 0.8542007: 0.9382008: 0.982009: 1.22010: 1.32011: 1.52012: 1.52013: 0.82014: 0.62015: 0.532016: 0.5262017: 0.5142018: 0.5482019: 0.5342020: 0.5842021: 0.5842022: 0.563

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2022, material footprint per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Melanesia stood at 0.5632.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material footprint per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Melanesia peaked at 1.47 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5142, in 2017.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Material footprint per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Material footprint per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollar) in Melanesia, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 0.5712
2001 1.06 +85.2%
2002 0.711 -32.8%
2003 0.842 +18.4%
2004 0.6436 -23.6%
2005 0.7266 +12.9%
2006 0.8536 +17.5%
2007 0.9383 +9.9%
2008 0.9802 +4.5%
2009 1.24 +26.7%
2010 1.3 +4.4%
2011 1.46 +12.8%
2012 1.47 +0.6%
2013 0.8005 -45.6%
2014 0.6004 -25.0%
2015 0.5301 -11.7%
2016 0.5258 -0.8%
2017 0.5142 -2.2%
2018 0.5482 +6.6%
2019 0.5339 -2.6%
2020 0.5839 +9.4%
2021 0.5836 -0.0%
2022 0.5632 -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8567 0.5712 1.24 10
2010s 0.8282 0.5142 1.47 10
2020s 0.5769 0.5632 0.5839 3

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 2 Australia and New Zealand 0.5612 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

More economy & growth data for Melanesia

All data for Melanesia →

Frequently asked questions

What is material footprint per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Melanesia?
Material footprint per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Melanesia was 0.5632 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest material footprint per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 1.47 in 2012.
What is the lowest material footprint per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5142 in 2017.
How does Melanesia rank for material footprint per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
Melanesia ranks 1st out of 2 countries with data for 2022.
Is material footprint per unit of gdp, by type of raw material rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Melanesia data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Material footprint per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Material footprint per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Melanesia. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/material-footprint-per-unit-of-gdp-by-type-of-raw-material-kilograms-per-constant-2020/melanesia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/material-footprint-per-unit-of-gdp-by-type-of-raw-material-kilograms-per-constant-2020/melanesia/">Material footprint per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Melanesia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Material footprint per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollar)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
36 places, 828 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed