Material flow accounts - balancing items in Germany

Germany: Material flow accounts - balancing items was 202,726 Thousand tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
202,726 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
1st
of 31 countries
All-time high
347,522 Thousand tonnes
in 2001
All-time low
202,726 Thousand tonnes
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Material flow accounts - balancing items in Germany, 2000–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2000201220242000: 332.2k Thousand tonnes2001: 347.5k Thousand tonnes2002: 322.5k Thousand tonnes2003: 326.6k Thousand tonnes2004: 312.4k Thousand tonnes2005: 312.8k Thousand tonnes2006: 344.8k Thousand tonnes2007: 319.2k Thousand tonnes2008: 339.1k Thousand tonnes2009: 300.5k Thousand tonnes2010: 332.1k Thousand tonnes2011: 304.4k Thousand tonnes2012: 317.1k Thousand tonnes2013: 332.6k Thousand tonnes2014: 300.2k Thousand tonnes2015: 317.2k Thousand tonnes2016: 313.9k Thousand tonnes2017: 300.8k Thousand tonnes2018: 284.5k Thousand tonnes2019: 272.4k Thousand tonnes2020: 234.3k Thousand tonnes2021: 247.3k Thousand tonnes2022: 248.2k Thousand tonnes2023: 214.3k Thousand tonnes2024: 202.7k Thousand tonnes

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 Italy 160,215 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 3 Poland 133,577 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 4 Norway 123,538 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

More reference data data for Germany

All data for Germany →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

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
Last refreshed