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Domestic material consumption (DMC) per capita
Domestic material consumption per capita measures how many tonnes of biomass, fossil fuels, metals and minerals a country uses per person in a year.
Source: UN Environment Programme (UNEP) / International Resource Panel; UN SDG Global Database•172 countries
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Key Insights
Global Average
10.2t/person
Median: 8.8t/person
Countries Covered
172
with available data
Highest
Qatar
62.0t/person
Lowest
Albania
0.8t/person
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar62.0t/person
2United Arab Emirates45.0t/person
3Kuwait39.0t/person
4Mongolia36.0t/person
5Oman29.0t/person
By Region
Oceania28.0t/person(2 countries)
North America16.9t/person(4 countries)
Asia16.0t/person(24 countries)
Europe14.5t/person(32 countries)
South America10.9t/person(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.8t/person)High (62.0t/person)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.2t/person)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Asia (24)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Other (94)
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
Domestic material consumption per capita measures how many tonnes of biomass, fossil fuels, metals and minerals a country uses per person in a year. Source: UN Environment Programme (UNEP) / International Resource Panel; UN SDG Global Database.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 62.0t/person |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 45.0t/person |
| 3 | Kuwait | 39.0t/person |
| 4 | Mongolia | 36.0t/person |
| 5 | Oman | 29.0t/person |
| 6 | Australia | 28.5t/person |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 28.0t/person |
| 8 | New Zealand | 27.5t/person |
| 9 | Canada | 27.0t/person |
| 10 | Norway | 25.0t/person |
| 11 | People's Republic of China | 24.5t/person |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 24.0t/person |
| 13 | United States of America | 24.0t/person |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 22.0t/person |
| 15 | Iceland | 21.0t/person |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 20.0t/person |
| 17 | Austria | 19.1t/person |
| 18 | Finland | 19.0t/person |
| 19 | South Korea | 18.7t/person |
| 20 | Estonia | 18.6t/person |
| 21 | Denmark | 18.5t/person |
| 22 | Sweden | 18.0t/person |
| 23 | Cyprus | 17.3t/person |
| 24 | Japan | 17.1t/person |
| 25 | Suriname | 17.0t/person |
| 26 | Ireland | 16.2t/person |
| 27 | Chile | 16.1t/person |
| 28 | Germany | 16.0t/person |
| 29 | Namibia | 16.0t/person |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 15.6t/person |
| 31 | Guyana | 15.5t/person |
| 32 | Fiji | 15.2t/person |
| 33 | Lithuania | 15.0t/person |
| 34 | Greece | 14.7t/person |
| 35 | Poland | 14.7t/person |
| 36 | Bolivia | 14.5t/person |
| 37 | Israel | 14.3t/person |
| 38 | Libya | 14.2t/person |
| 39 | Malta | 14.0t/person |
| 40 | Slovenia | 14.0t/person |
| 41 | Türkiye | 14.0t/person |
| 42 | Uruguay | 14.0t/person |
| 43 | France | 13.8t/person |
| 44 | Latvia | 13.7t/person |
| 45 | Belarus | 13.6t/person |
| 46 | Iraq | 13.0t/person |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.9t/person |
| 48 | Central African Republic | 12.7t/person |
| 49 | Romania | 12.6t/person |
| 50 | Belgium | 12.6t/person |
| 51 | Faroe Islands | 12.5t/person |
| 52 | Italy | 12.5t/person |
| 53 | Czech Republic | 12.1t/person |
| 54 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 12.0t/person |
| 55 | New Caledonia | 12.0t/person |
| 56 | Slovakia | 12.0t/person |
| 57 | Thailand | 12.0t/person |
| 58 | Brazil | 12.0t/person |
| 59 | Algeria | 11.7t/person |
| 60 | Brunei Darussalam | 11.7t/person |
| 61 | Hungary | 11.6t/person |
| 62 | Solomon Islands | 11.5t/person |
| 63 | Netherlands | 11.1t/person |
| 64 | Barbados | 11.1t/person |
| 65 | Spain | 10.8t/person |
| 66 | Belize | 10.8t/person |
| 67 | Mexico | 10.6t/person |
| 68 | Serbia | 10.6t/person |
| 69 | Angola | 10.6t/person |
| 70 | Croatia | 10.5t/person |
| 71 | State of Palestine | 10.4t/person |
| 72 | Cuba | 10.3t/person |
| 73 | Peru | 10.2t/person |
| 74 | Armenia | 10.1t/person |
| 75 | Gabon | 10.0t/person |
| 76 | Malaysia | 10.0t/person |
| 77 | Montenegro | 10.0t/person |
| 78 | Ukraine | 10.0t/person |
| 79 | Venezuela | 10.0t/person |
| 80 | Argentina | 10.0t/person |
| 81 | Vietnam | 9.8t/person |
| 82 | Bahamas | 9.6t/person |
| 83 | Switzerland | 9.0t/person |
| 84 | Tunisia | 9.0t/person |
| 85 | United Kingdom | 9.0t/person |
| 86 | Cayman Islands | 8.9t/person |
| 87 | Jordan | 8.7t/person |
| 88 | Portugal | 8.6t/person |
| 89 | Paraguay | 8.4t/person |
| 90 | Colombia | 8.2t/person |
| 91 | South Africa | 8.0t/person |
| 92 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 8.0t/person |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 8.0t/person |
| 94 | Indonesia | 7.9t/person |
| 95 | Lebanon | 7.9t/person |
| 96 | Afghanistan | 7.9t/person |
| 97 | Bahrain | 7.8t/person |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 7.4t/person |
| 99 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.4t/person |
| 100 | Bermuda | 7.3t/person |
| 101 | Mauritius | 7.0t/person |
| 102 | Papua New Guinea | 7.0t/person |
| 103 | Western Sahara | 7.0t/person |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.0t/person |
| 105 | Georgia | 6.8t/person |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.8t/person |
| 107 | Morocco | 6.6t/person |
| 108 | Panama | 6.5t/person |
| 109 | Cambodia | 6.4t/person |
| 110 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.3t/person |
| 111 | Ecuador | 6.1t/person |
| 112 | Guatemala | 6.1t/person |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 6.0t/person |
| 114 | Egypt | 6.0t/person |
| 115 | Dominican Republic | 5.8t/person |
| 116 | Maldives | 5.7t/person |
| 117 | Jamaica | 5.5t/person |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 5.0t/person |
| 119 | Honduras | 4.9t/person |
| 120 | El Salvador | 4.8t/person |
| 121 | India | 4.7t/person |
| 122 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.5t/person |
| 123 | Myanmar | 4.3t/person |
| 124 | Pakistan | 4.2t/person |
| 125 | Bhutan | 4.1t/person |
| 126 | Mauritania | 4.0t/person |
| 127 | Nicaragua | 4.0t/person |
| 128 | Eswatini | 4.0t/person |
| 129 | Botswana | 3.9t/person |
| 130 | Cape Verde | 3.7t/person |
| 131 | Nepal | 3.6t/person |
| 132 | Philippines | 3.6t/person |
| 133 | Republic of the Congo | 3.5t/person |
| 134 | Cameroon | 3.2t/person |
| 135 | Vanuatu | 3.2t/person |
| 136 | Seychelles | 3.0t/person |
| 137 | Sudan | 3.0t/person |
| 138 | Ghana | 2.9t/person |
| 139 | Nigeria | 2.8t/person |
| 140 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.7t/person |
| 141 | Madagascar | 2.7t/person |
| 142 | Kenya | 2.5t/person |
| 143 | Bangladesh | 2.5t/person |
| 144 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.3t/person |
| 145 | Ethiopia | 2.2t/person |
| 146 | Liberia | 2.2t/person |
| 147 | Senegal | 2.1t/person |
| 148 | Uganda | 2.1t/person |
| 149 | Zambia | 2.1t/person |
| 150 | Timor-Leste | 2.0t/person |
| 151 | Zimbabwe | 2.0t/person |
| 152 | Togo | 2.0t/person |
| 153 | Yemen | 2.0t/person |
| 154 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.9t/person |
| 155 | Mozambique | 1.8t/person |
| 156 | Malawi | 1.7t/person |
| 157 | Niger | 1.7t/person |
| 158 | Chad | 1.6t/person |
| 159 | Guinea | 1.6t/person |
| 160 | Mali | 1.6t/person |
| 161 | South Sudan | 1.5t/person |
| 162 | Haiti | 1.4t/person |
| 163 | Sierra Leone | 1.4t/person |
| 164 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.3t/person |
| 165 | Benin | 1.2t/person |
| 166 | Djibouti | 1.2t/person |
| 167 | Somalia | 1.2t/person |
| 168 | Burundi | 1.1t/person |
| 169 | Rwanda | 1.1t/person |
| 170 | Comoros | 0.9t/person |
| 171 | Eritrea | 0.9t/person |
| 172 | Albania | 0.8t/person |
Showing 172 of 172 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from UN Environment Programme (UNEP) / International Resource Panel; UN SDG Global Database (2022).
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