Material flow accounts - balancing items in Latvia
Latvia: Material flow accounts - balancing items was 4,368 Thousand tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4,368 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
33rd
of 39 countries
All-time high
5,403 Thousand tonnes
in 2007
All-time low
2,476 Thousand tonnes
in 1999
Years of data
29
1995–2023
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Latvia, 1995–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 4,368 Thousand tonnes for material flow accounts - balancing items in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material flow accounts - balancing items in Latvia peaked at 5,403 Thousand tonnes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,476 Thousand tonnes, in 1999.
Latvia ranks 33rd of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Thousand tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,581 Thousand tonnes | — |
| 1996 | 2,776 Thousand tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 2,503 Thousand tonnes | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 2,625 Thousand tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 2,476 Thousand tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 3,181 Thousand tonnes | +28.4% |
| 2001 | 3,777 Thousand tonnes | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 3,490 Thousand tonnes | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 3,659 Thousand tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 4,018 Thousand tonnes | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 3,941 Thousand tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 4,757 Thousand tonnes | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 5,403 Thousand tonnes | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 5,033 Thousand tonnes | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 4,581 Thousand tonnes | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 5,311 Thousand tonnes | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 4,830 Thousand tonnes | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 4,579 Thousand tonnes | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 4,464 Thousand tonnes | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4,429 Thousand tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4,422 Thousand tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4,442 Thousand tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4,771 Thousand tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 5,325 Thousand tonnes | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 5,051 Thousand tonnes | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 3,915 Thousand tonnes | -22.5% |
| 2021 | 4,489 Thousand tonnes | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 4,119 Thousand tonnes | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 4,368 Thousand tonnes | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,592 Thousand tonnes | 2,476 Thousand tonnes | 2,776 Thousand tonnes | 5 |
| 2000s | 4,184 Thousand tonnes | 3,181 Thousand tonnes | 5,403 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,762 Thousand tonnes | 4,422 Thousand tonnes | 5,325 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,223 Thousand tonnes | 3,915 Thousand tonnes | 4,489 Thousand tonnes | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is material flow accounts - balancing items in Latvia?
- Material flow accounts - balancing items in Latvia was 4,368 Thousand tonnes in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,403 Thousand tonnes in 2007.
- What is the lowest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,476 Thousand tonnes in 1999.
- How does Latvia rank for material flow accounts - balancing items?
- Latvia ranks 33rd out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is material flow accounts - balancing items rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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