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
30th
of 31 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

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2000201120232000: 5.9k Thousand tonnes2001: 6.1k Thousand tonnes2002: 6.1k Thousand tonnes2003: 7.0k Thousand tonnes2004: 7.0k Thousand tonnes2005: 6.8k Thousand tonnes2006: 6.5k Thousand tonnes2007: 8.2k Thousand tonnes2008: 7.0k Thousand tonnes2009: 5.3k Thousand tonnes2010: 7.9k Thousand tonnes2011: 7.6k Thousand tonnes2012: 6.7k Thousand tonnes2013: 7.5k Thousand tonnes2014: 7.2k Thousand tonnes2015: 5.6k Thousand tonnes2016: 6.8k Thousand tonnes2017: 7.1k Thousand tonnes2018: 6.6k Thousand tonnes2019: 2.8k Thousand tonnes2020: 1.7k Thousand tonnes2021: 2.4k Thousand tonnes2022: 3.3k Thousand tonnes2023: 1.5k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

In 2023, material flow accounts - balancing items in Estonia stood at 1,492 Thousand tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is 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.

Estonia ranks 30th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 27 Latvia 4,368 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 28 Cyprus 2,975 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 29 Malta 2,908 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 31 Iceland -603.18 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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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 30th out of 31 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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About this data

Indicator
Material flow accounts - balancing items
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 811 data points, 1990–2025
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