Material flow accounts - balancing items in Estonia
Estonia: Material flow accounts - balancing items was 1,492 Thousand tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,492 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
down 54.3%
World rank
37th
of 39 countries
All-time high
8,191 Thousand tonnes
in 2007
All-time low
1,492 Thousand tonnes
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Estonia, 2000–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 1,492 Thousand tonnes for material flow accounts - balancing items in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 54.3% on the previous year and down 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material flow accounts - balancing items in Estonia peaked at 8,191 Thousand tonnes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,492 Thousand tonnes, in 2023.
That places Estonia 37th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Thousand tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,862 Thousand tonnes | — |
| 2001 | 6,084 Thousand tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 6,108 Thousand tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 6,975 Thousand tonnes | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 6,955 Thousand tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 6,811 Thousand tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 6,488 Thousand tonnes | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 8,191 Thousand tonnes | +26.2% |
| 2008 | 7,018 Thousand tonnes | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 5,343 Thousand tonnes | -23.9% |
| 2010 | 7,901 Thousand tonnes | +47.9% |
| 2011 | 7,647 Thousand tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 6,708 Thousand tonnes | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 7,516 Thousand tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 7,199 Thousand tonnes | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 5,564 Thousand tonnes | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 6,807 Thousand tonnes | +22.3% |
| 2017 | 7,112 Thousand tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 6,580 Thousand tonnes | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 2,773 Thousand tonnes | -57.9% |
| 2020 | 1,736 Thousand tonnes | -37.4% |
| 2021 | 2,390 Thousand tonnes | +37.7% |
| 2022 | 3,267 Thousand tonnes | +36.7% |
| 2023 | 1,492 Thousand tonnes | -54.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,584 Thousand tonnes | 5,343 Thousand tonnes | 8,191 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,581 Thousand tonnes | 2,773 Thousand tonnes | 7,901 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,221 Thousand tonnes | 1,492 Thousand tonnes | 3,267 Thousand tonnes | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is material flow accounts - balancing items in Estonia?
- Material flow accounts - balancing items in Estonia was 1,492 Thousand tonnes in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,191 Thousand tonnes in 2007.
- What is the lowest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,492 Thousand tonnes in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for material flow accounts - balancing items?
- Estonia ranks 37th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is material flow accounts - balancing items rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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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