economic2023
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes) - Total or no breakdown
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
12.3tonnes
Median: 8.3tonnes
Countries Covered
230
with available data
Highest
Gibraltar
146.6tonnes
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0tonnes
Top 5 Countries
1Gibraltar146.6tonnes
2Mexico129.4tonnes
3Mongolia74.8tonnes
4Canada54.3tonnes
5Chile52.9tonnes
By Region
North America53.9tonnes(4 countries)
Oceania33.2tonnes(2 countries)
South America21.0tonnes(7 countries)
Europe17.5tonnes(32 countries)
Asia13.9tonnes(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0tonnes)High (146.6tonnes)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.3tonnes)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Asia (26)
Other (150)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibraltar | 146.6tonnes |
| 2 | Mexico | 129.4tonnes |
| 3 | Mongolia | 74.8tonnes |
| 4 | Canada | 54.3tonnes |
| 5 | Chile | 52.9tonnes |
| 6 | New Caledonia | 44.5tonnes |
| 7 | Andorra | 44.0tonnes |
| 8 | Australia | 43.2tonnes |
| 9 | Finland | 42.3tonnes |
| 10 | Guyana | 33.9tonnes |
| 11 | Qatar | 33.9tonnes |
| 12 | Oman | 33.6tonnes |
| 13 | Suriname | 33.4tonnes |
| 14 | Romania | 32.2tonnes |
| 15 | Kuwait | 30.7tonnes |
| 16 | Bhutan | 28.9tonnes |
| 17 | Estonia | 28.6tonnes |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 26.6tonnes |
| 19 | People's Republic of China | 25.1tonnes |
| 20 | Bahrain | 23.9tonnes |
| 21 | Denmark | 23.5tonnes |
| 22 | New Zealand | 23.3tonnes |
| 23 | United States of America | 23.1tonnes |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 22.8tonnes |
| 25 | Israel | 22.8tonnes |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 22.6tonnes |
| 27 | Sweden | 22.5tonnes |
| 28 | Norway | 22.3tonnes |
| 29 | Panama | 22.2tonnes |
| 30 | Montenegro | 22.2tonnes |
| 31 | Armenia | 22.0tonnes |
| 32 | Singapore | 22.0tonnes |
| 33 | Uruguay | 21.7tonnes |
| 34 | Nauru | 21.6tonnes |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 21.3tonnes |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 21.1tonnes |
| 37 | Lithuania | 20.7tonnes |
| 38 | Ireland | 20.6tonnes |
| 39 | Cyprus | 20.4tonnes |
| 40 | Malaysia | 20.4tonnes |
| 41 | Paraguay | 20.3tonnes |
| 42 | Brazil | 19.9tonnes |
| 43 | Serbia | 19.4tonnes |
| 44 | Argentina | 19.0tonnes |
| 45 | Iceland | 18.8tonnes |
| 46 | Namibia | 18.6tonnes |
| 47 | Libya | 18.5tonnes |
| 48 | Poland | 18.0tonnes |
| 49 | Belize | 18.0tonnes |
| 50 | Hong Kong | 17.6tonnes |
| 51 | South Korea | 17.4tonnes |
| 52 | Peru | 17.3tonnes |
| 53 | Maldives | 17.1tonnes |
| 54 | Latvia | 17.1tonnes |
| 55 | Slovenia | 16.7tonnes |
| 56 | Guinea | 16.5tonnes |
| 57 | Austria | 16.3tonnes |
| 58 | Portugal | 15.8tonnes |
| 59 | Seychelles | 15.4tonnes |
| 60 | Hungary | 15.3tonnes |
| 61 | Czech Republic | 15.0tonnes |
| 62 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15.0tonnes |
| 63 | Lesotho | 14.7tonnes |
| 64 | Ukraine | 14.4tonnes |
| 65 | Belgium | 14.1tonnes |
| 66 | Botswana | 13.9tonnes |
| 67 | Bolivia | 13.7tonnes |
| 68 | Aruba | 13.2tonnes |
| 69 | Germany | 12.9tonnes |
| 70 | Bahamas | 12.5tonnes |
| 71 | Croatia | 12.5tonnes |
| 72 | Mauritius | 12.4tonnes |
| 73 | Lebanon | 12.2tonnes |
| 74 | Russian Federation | 12.2tonnes |
| 75 | Eswatini | 12.0tonnes |
| 76 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.9tonnes |
| 77 | Bermuda | 11.8tonnes |
| 78 | South Africa | 11.7tonnes |
| 79 | Türkiye | 11.6tonnes |
| 80 | Slovakia | 11.3tonnes |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.2tonnes |
| 82 | France | 11.2tonnes |
| 83 | Thailand | 11.0tonnes |
| 84 | Georgia | 11.0tonnes |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 10.9tonnes |
| 86 | Greece | 10.9tonnes |
| 87 | Japan | 10.9tonnes |
| 88 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 10.9tonnes |
| 89 | Belarus | 10.3tonnes |
| 90 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 10.0tonnes |
| 91 | Malta | 10.0tonnes |
| 92 | Mauritania | 9.9tonnes |
| 93 | Moldova, Republic of | 9.9tonnes |
| 94 | Vietnam | 9.9tonnes |
| 95 | Switzerland | 9.7tonnes |
| 96 | Faroe Islands | 9.6tonnes |
| 97 | Egypt | 9.5tonnes |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 9.3tonnes |
| 99 | Ghana | 9.3tonnes |
| 100 | Zambia | 9.1tonnes |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 9.1tonnes |
| 102 | Niue | 9.0tonnes |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 8.9tonnes |
| 104 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.8tonnes |
| 105 | Cambodia | 8.8tonnes |
| 106 | Palau | 8.8tonnes |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.7tonnes |
| 108 | Guatemala | 8.7tonnes |
| 109 | Chad | 8.6tonnes |
| 110 | Saint Lucia | 8.6tonnes |
| 111 | Jamaica | 8.5tonnes |
| 112 | Netherlands | 8.5tonnes |
| 113 | Italy | 8.5tonnes |
| 114 | Ecuador | 8.4tonnes |
| 115 | Dominican Republic | 8.4tonnes |
| 116 | United Kingdom | 8.3tonnes |
| 117 | Algeria | 8.2tonnes |
| 118 | Spain | 8.1tonnes |
| 119 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.9tonnes |
| 120 | Indonesia | 7.9tonnes |
| 121 | Colombia | 7.7tonnes |
| 122 | Gabon | 7.7tonnes |
| 123 | Tokelau | 7.5tonnes |
| 124 | Venezuela | 7.5tonnes |
| 125 | Tunisia | 7.5tonnes |
| 126 | Morocco | 7.3tonnes |
| 127 | Djibouti | 7.3tonnes |
| 128 | Cuba | 7.2tonnes |
| 129 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 7.1tonnes |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 7.0tonnes |
| 131 | Fiji | 6.9tonnes |
| 132 | Jordan | 6.8tonnes |
| 133 | Nepal | 6.8tonnes |
| 134 | Mali | 6.8tonnes |
| 135 | Azerbaijan | 6.7tonnes |
| 136 | El Salvador | 6.7tonnes |
| 137 | Guadeloupe | 6.6tonnes |
| 138 | Philippines | 6.6tonnes |
| 139 | French Guiana | 6.6tonnes |
| 140 | Barbados | 6.4tonnes |
| 141 | Greenland | 6.3tonnes |
| 142 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.3tonnes |
| 143 | Cayman Islands | 6.1tonnes |
| 144 | Honduras | 6.0tonnes |
| 145 | Vanuatu | 6.0tonnes |
| 146 | India | 6.0tonnes |
| 147 | Samoa | 6.0tonnes |
| 148 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.9tonnes |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | 5.8tonnes |
| 150 | Macao | 5.8tonnes |
| 151 | Cape Verde | 5.7tonnes |
| 152 | French Polynesia | 5.5tonnes |
| 153 | State of Palestine | 5.5tonnes |
| 154 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.4tonnes |
| 155 | Kiribati | 5.4tonnes |
| 156 | Senegal | 5.3tonnes |
| 157 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 5.2tonnes |
| 158 | Zimbabwe | 5.2tonnes |
| 159 | Tonga | 5.0tonnes |
| 160 | Iraq | 4.9tonnes |
| 161 | Sudan | 4.9tonnes |
| 162 | Burkina Faso | 4.8tonnes |
| 163 | Grenada | 4.6tonnes |
| 164 | Eritrea | 4.6tonnes |
| 165 | Timor-Leste | 4.6tonnes |
| 166 | Cameroon | 4.4tonnes |
| 167 | South Sudan | 4.4tonnes |
| 168 | Tajikistan | 4.4tonnes |
| 169 | Benin | 4.3tonnes |
| 170 | North Korea | 4.2tonnes |
| 171 | Cook Islands | 4.2tonnes |
| 172 | Liberia | 4.1tonnes |
| 173 | Kenya | 4.1tonnes |
| 174 | Marshall Islands | 4.1tonnes |
| 175 | Sri Lanka | 4.0tonnes |
| 176 | Pakistan | 4.0tonnes |
| 177 | Ethiopia | 4.0tonnes |
| 178 | Malawi | 4.0tonnes |
| 179 | Angola | 3.9tonnes |
| 180 | Anguilla | 3.9tonnes |
| 181 | Niger | 3.7tonnes |
| 182 | Nigeria | 3.7tonnes |
| 183 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.7tonnes |
| 184 | Bangladesh | 3.7tonnes |
| 185 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.7tonnes |
| 186 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3.6tonnes |
| 187 | Comoros | 3.6tonnes |
| 188 | Republic of the Congo | 3.5tonnes |
| 189 | Dominica | 3.5tonnes |
| 190 | Sierra Leone | 3.5tonnes |
| 191 | Myanmar | 3.5tonnes |
| 192 | Central African Republic | 3.3tonnes |
| 193 | Uganda | 3.1tonnes |
| 194 | Somalia | 3.0tonnes |
| 195 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.9tonnes |
| 196 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.9tonnes |
| 197 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.6tonnes |
| 198 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.6tonnes |
| 199 | Rwanda | 2.6tonnes |
| 200 | Togo | 2.5tonnes |
| 201 | Martinique | 2.5tonnes |
| 202 | Virgin Islands, British | 2.4tonnes |
| 203 | Puerto Rico | 2.3tonnes |
| 204 | Mozambique | 2.2tonnes |
| 205 | Madagascar | 2.2tonnes |
| 206 | Haiti | 1.8tonnes |
| 207 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.8tonnes |
| 208 | Burundi | 1.7tonnes |
| 209 | Tuvalu | 1.6tonnes |
| 210 | Yemen | 1.5tonnes |
| 211 | Reunion | 1.5tonnes |
| 212 | Afghanistan | 1.2tonnes |
| 213 | Wallis and Futuna | 1.0tonnes |
| 214 | Saint Helena | 0.8tonnes |
| 215 | San Marino | 0.6tonnes |
| 216 | Liechtenstein | 0.5tonnes |
| 217 | American Samoa | 0.2tonnes |
| 218 | Mayotte | 0.1tonnes |
| 219 | Guam | 0.0tonnes |
| 220 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0tonnes |
| 221 | Monaco | 0.0tonnes |
| 222 | Montserrat | 0.0tonnes |
| 223 | Curaçao | 0.0tonnes |
| 224 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0tonnes |
| 225 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.0tonnes |
| 226 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.0tonnes |
| 227 | Western Sahara | 0.0tonnes |
| 228 | Isle of Man | 0.0tonnes |
| 229 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.0tonnes |
| 230 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0tonnes |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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