What is the difference in material flow accounts between France and Germany?

198,056 Thousand tonnes, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?

26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.

Eurostat, published as Material flow accounts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France

628,955 Thousand tonnes

in 2025

Germany

827,011 Thousand tonnes

in 2025

France rank

3rd

Germany rank

2nd

Germany currently reports 827,011 Thousand tonnes against 628,955 Thousand tonnes in France, a difference of 198,056 Thousand tonnes.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times France's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

France ranks 3rd and Germany ranks 2nd of 35 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Decade	France	Germany	Difference	Ahead
2000s	701,987 Thousand tonnes	1.09 million Thousand tonnes	388,630 Thousand tonnes	Germany
2010s	627,558 Thousand tonnes	1.02 million Thousand tonnes	388,876 Thousand tonnes	Germany
2020s	626,054 Thousand tonnes	895,526 Thousand tonnes	269,472 Thousand tonnes	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher material flow accounts, France or Germany?: Germany, at 827,011 Thousand tonnes against 628,955 Thousand tonnes in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in material flow accounts between France and Germany?: 198,056 Thousand tonnes, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?: 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do France and Germany rank globally for material flow accounts?: France ranks 3rd and Germany ranks 2nd of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, published as Material flow accounts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.