Material flow accounts - balancing items in Germany
Germany: Material flow accounts - balancing items was 202,726 Thousand tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, material flow accounts - balancing items in Germany stood at 202,726 Thousand tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material flow accounts - balancing items in Germany peaked at 347,522 Thousand tonnes in 2001 and was at its lowest, 202,726 Thousand tonnes, in 2024.
Germany ranks 1st of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 325,764 Thousand tonnes | 300,545 Thousand tonnes | 347,522 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 307,500 Thousand tonnes | 272,356 Thousand tonnes | 332,625 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 229,357 Thousand tonnes | 202,726 Thousand tonnes | 248,228 Thousand tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More reference data data for Germany
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 15.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 80.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material flow accounts - balancing items in Germany?
- Material flow accounts - balancing items in Germany was 202,726 Thousand tonnes in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 347,522 Thousand tonnes in 2001.
- What is the lowest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 202,726 Thousand tonnes in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for material flow accounts - balancing items?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is material flow accounts - balancing items rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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