Material flow accounts - balancing items in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Material flow accounts - balancing items was 1.13 million Thousand tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.13 million Thousand tonnes
Change on year
down 10.2%
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
1.65 million Thousand tonnes
in 2006
All-time low
1.13 million Thousand tonnes
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Material flow accounts - balancing items in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2000–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 1.13 million Thousand tonnes for material flow accounts - balancing items in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material flow accounts - balancing items in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 1.65 million Thousand tonnes in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.13 million Thousand tonnes, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Material flow accounts - balancing items in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Thousand tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.46 million Thousand tonnes | — |
| 2001 | 1.52 million Thousand tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.49 million Thousand tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.59 million Thousand tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.58 million Thousand tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.58 million Thousand tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.65 million Thousand tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.63 million Thousand tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.63 million Thousand tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.44 million Thousand tonnes | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 1.55 million Thousand tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.44 million Thousand tonnes | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 1.45 million Thousand tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.39 million Thousand tonnes | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.29 million Thousand tonnes | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million Thousand tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.39 million Thousand tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.40 million Thousand tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.39 million Thousand tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.34 million Thousand tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.14 million Thousand tonnes | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 1.28 million Thousand tonnes | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 1.26 million Thousand tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.13 million Thousand tonnes | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.56 million Thousand tonnes | 1.44 million Thousand tonnes | 1.65 million Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million Thousand tonnes | 1.29 million Thousand tonnes | 1.55 million Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million Thousand tonnes | 1.13 million Thousand tonnes | 1.28 million Thousand tonnes | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is material flow accounts - balancing items in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Material flow accounts - balancing items in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 1.13 million Thousand tonnes in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million Thousand tonnes in 2006.
- What is the lowest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 million Thousand tonnes in 2023.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for material flow accounts - balancing items?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2023.
- Is material flow accounts - balancing items rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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