Material flow accounts - balancing items in Czechia

Czechia: Material flow accounts - balancing items was 34,316 Thousand tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
34,316 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
down 17.0%
World rank
14th
of 39 countries
All-time high
46,335 Thousand tonnes
in 2007
All-time low
34,316 Thousand tonnes
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Material flow accounts - balancing items in Czechia, 2000–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2000201120232000: 39.0k Thousand tonnes2001: 39.5k Thousand tonnes2002: 41.5k Thousand tonnes2003: 44.0k Thousand tonnes2004: 46.1k Thousand tonnes2005: 43.5k Thousand tonnes2006: 45.5k Thousand tonnes2007: 46.3k Thousand tonnes2008: 45.0k Thousand tonnes2009: 41.5k Thousand tonnes2010: 45.4k Thousand tonnes2011: 40.2k Thousand tonnes2012: 40.9k Thousand tonnes2013: 40.5k Thousand tonnes2014: 39.8k Thousand tonnes2015: 40.7k Thousand tonnes2016: 42.7k Thousand tonnes2017: 41.2k Thousand tonnes2018: 42.0k Thousand tonnes2019: 38.4k Thousand tonnes2020: 36.6k Thousand tonnes2021: 41.7k Thousand tonnes2022: 41.3k Thousand tonnes2023: 34.3k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

In 2023, material flow accounts - balancing items in Czechia stood at 34,316 Thousand tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material flow accounts - balancing items in Czechia peaked at 46,335 Thousand tonnes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 34,316 Thousand tonnes, in 2023.

Czechia ranks 14th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Material flow accounts - balancing items in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Material flow accounts - balancing items in Czechia, 2000 to 2023.
Year Thousand tonnes Change
2000 38,959 Thousand tonnes —
2001 39,519 Thousand tonnes +1.4%
2002 41,541 Thousand tonnes +5.1%
2003 43,961 Thousand tonnes +5.8%
2004 46,085 Thousand tonnes +4.8%
2005 43,521 Thousand tonnes -5.6%
2006 45,547 Thousand tonnes +4.7%
2007 46,335 Thousand tonnes +1.7%
2008 44,958 Thousand tonnes -3.0%
2009 41,503 Thousand tonnes -7.7%
2010 45,449 Thousand tonnes +9.5%
2011 40,225 Thousand tonnes -11.5%
2012 40,888 Thousand tonnes +1.6%
2013 40,475 Thousand tonnes -1.0%
2014 39,795 Thousand tonnes -1.7%
2015 40,723 Thousand tonnes +2.3%
2016 42,746 Thousand tonnes +5.0%
2017 41,197 Thousand tonnes -3.6%
2018 41,994 Thousand tonnes +1.9%
2019 38,398 Thousand tonnes -8.6%
2020 36,639 Thousand tonnes -4.6%
2021 41,741 Thousand tonnes +13.9%
2022 41,340 Thousand tonnes -1.0%
2023 34,316 Thousand tonnes -17.0%

Czechia compared with similar countries

  • Czechia's 34,316 Thousand tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20,970 Thousand tonnes, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Czechia's 34,316 Thousand tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 20,833 Thousand tonnes, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43,193 Thousand tonnes 38,959 Thousand tonnes 46,335 Thousand tonnes 10
2010s 41,189 Thousand tonnes 38,398 Thousand tonnes 45,449 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 38,509 Thousand tonnes 34,316 Thousand tonnes 41,741 Thousand tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 11 Sweden 46,956 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 12 Denmark 43,522 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 13 Finland 41,693 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 15 Belgium 29,252 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 16 Austria 28,164 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 17 Greece 23,999 Thousand tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is material flow accounts - balancing items in Czechia?
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Czechia was 34,316 Thousand tonnes in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 46,335 Thousand tonnes in 2007.
What is the lowest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 34,316 Thousand tonnes in 2023.
How does Czechia rank for material flow accounts - balancing items?
Czechia ranks 14th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
Is material flow accounts - balancing items rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material flow accounts - balancing items. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Material flow accounts - balancing items
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 1,008 data points, 1990–2025
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