Material flow accounts - balancing items in France

France: Material flow accounts - balancing items was 110,219 Thousand tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
110,219 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
5th
of 31 countries
All-time high
175,713 Thousand tonnes
in 2003
All-time low
110,219 Thousand tonnes
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2000201120232000: 164.1k Thousand tonnes2001: 175.5k Thousand tonnes2002: 160.5k Thousand tonnes2003: 175.7k Thousand tonnes2004: 172.1k Thousand tonnes2005: 173.1k Thousand tonnes2006: 164.1k Thousand tonnes2007: 156.1k Thousand tonnes2008: 172.5k Thousand tonnes2009: 156.9k Thousand tonnes2010: 166.3k Thousand tonnes2011: 144.0k Thousand tonnes2012: 156.6k Thousand tonnes2013: 153.9k Thousand tonnes2014: 125.8k Thousand tonnes2015: 132.6k Thousand tonnes2016: 141.9k Thousand tonnes2017: 138.3k Thousand tonnes2018: 136.6k Thousand tonnes2019: 133.3k Thousand tonnes2020: 111.8k Thousand tonnes2021: 130.6k Thousand tonnes2022: 126.1k Thousand tonnes2023: 110.2k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

In 2023, material flow accounts - balancing items in France stood at 110,219 Thousand tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material flow accounts - balancing items in France peaked at 175,713 Thousand tonnes in 2003 and was at its lowest, 110,219 Thousand tonnes, in 2023.

France ranks 5th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 167,057 Thousand tonnes 156,129 Thousand tonnes 175,713 Thousand tonnes 10
2010s 142,920 Thousand tonnes 125,798 Thousand tonnes 166,294 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 119,666 Thousand tonnes 110,219 Thousand tonnes 130,560 Thousand tonnes 4

Countries ranked near France

  1. 2 Italy 160,215 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 3 Poland 133,577 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 4 Norway 123,538 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 6 Türkiye 99,407 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 7 Spain 81,402 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 8 Netherlands 56,130 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 France?
Material flow accounts - balancing items in France was 110,219 Thousand tonnes in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 175,713 Thousand tonnes in 2003.
What is the lowest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 110,219 Thousand tonnes in 2023.
How does France rank for material flow accounts - balancing items?
France ranks 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
Is material flow accounts - balancing items rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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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