Circular material use rate by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
32.7%
Netherlands
Lowest
1.3%
Romania
Median
9.4%
Years covered
21
2004–2024
Data points
546
What the numbers show
Circular material use rate is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 32.7% in Netherlands; the lowest is 1.3% in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.4%, and the mean is 11.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 25.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 64.3%).
Circular material use rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 32.7% | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 32.7% | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 3 | Belgium | 22.7% | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 21.6% | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 5 | Estonia | 20.5% | 2024 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 5 | Estonia | 20.5% | 2024 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 7 | Malta | 18.6% | 2024 | up 190.6% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 17.8% | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 9 | Austria | 15.2% | 2024 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 10 | Czechia | 14.8% | 2024 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 14.8% | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 12 | Slovakia | 12.2% | 2024 | up 154.2% | rising |
| 12 | Slovakia | 12.2% | 2024 | up 154.2% | rising |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 10.7% | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 10.4% | 2024 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 16 | Slovenia | 10.1% | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 16 | Slovenia | 10.1% | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 9.4% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 7.7% | 2024 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 19 | Poland | 7.7% | 2024 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 21 | Spain | 7.4% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 22 | Hungary | 7.3% | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 23 | Latvia | 6.8% | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 23 | Latvia | 6.8% | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 5.9% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 5.9% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 27 | Cyprus | 5.5% | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Greece | 5.2% | 2024 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 5.0% | 2024 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 4.2% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 4.2% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 3.0% | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 33 | Finland | 2.0% | 2024 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 2.0% | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 35 | Romania | 1.3% | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.