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
27th
of 31 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

02.0k4.0k6.0k1995200920231995: 2.6k Thousand tonnes1996: 2.8k Thousand tonnes1997: 2.5k Thousand tonnes1998: 2.6k Thousand tonnes1999: 2.5k Thousand tonnes2000: 3.2k Thousand tonnes2001: 3.8k Thousand tonnes2002: 3.5k Thousand tonnes2003: 3.7k Thousand tonnes2004: 4.0k Thousand tonnes2005: 3.9k Thousand tonnes2006: 4.8k Thousand tonnes2007: 5.4k Thousand tonnes2008: 5.0k Thousand tonnes2009: 4.6k Thousand tonnes2010: 5.3k Thousand tonnes2011: 4.8k Thousand tonnes2012: 4.6k Thousand tonnes2013: 4.5k Thousand tonnes2014: 4.4k Thousand tonnes2015: 4.4k Thousand tonnes2016: 4.4k Thousand tonnes2017: 4.8k Thousand tonnes2018: 5.3k Thousand tonnes2019: 5.1k Thousand tonnes2020: 3.9k Thousand tonnes2021: 4.5k Thousand tonnes2022: 4.1k Thousand tonnes2023: 4.4k Thousand tonnes

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 27th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 24 Ireland 6,161 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 25 Slovenia 5,286 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 26 Luxembourg 4,534 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 28 Cyprus 2,975 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 29 Malta 2,908 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 30 Estonia 1,492 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 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 27th out of 31 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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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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