Material flow accounts - balancing items in Germany
Germany: Material flow accounts - balancing items was 202,726 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
202,726
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
1st
of 39 countries
All-time high
347,522
in 2001
All-time low
202,726
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, material flow accounts - balancing items in Germany stood at 202,726. 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 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 202,726, in 2024.
Germany ranks 1st of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 332,163 | — |
| 2001 | 347,522 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 322,477 | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 326,559 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 312,392 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 312,820 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 344,778 | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 319,243 | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 339,137 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 300,545 | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 332,084 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 304,408 | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 317,058 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 332,625 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 300,152 | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 317,189 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 313,905 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 300,768 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 284,460 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 272,356 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 234,264 | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 247,287 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 248,228 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 214,282 | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 202,726 | -5.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 202,726 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20,970, 9.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Germany's 202,726 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20,833, 9.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 325,764 | 300,545 | 347,522 | 10 |
| 2010s | 307,500 | 272,356 | 332,625 | 10 |
| 2020s | 229,357 | 202,726 | 248,228 | 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 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 347,522 in 2001.
- What is the lowest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 202,726 in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for material flow accounts - balancing items?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 39 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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