Material flow accounts - balancing items in Netherlands

Netherlands: Material flow accounts - balancing items was 56,130 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
56,130
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
9th
of 39 countries
All-time high
90,044
in 2003
All-time low
56,130
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Material flow accounts - balancing items in Netherlands, 2000–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2000201120232000: 82.7k2001: 83.7k2002: 83.8k2003: 90.0k2004: 90.0k2005: 84.8k2006: 82.2k2007: 80.5k2008: 84.2k2009: 80.1k2010: 86.6k2011: 77.3k2012: 76.9k2013: 75.1k2014: 71.3k2015: 78.9k2016: 79.6k2017: 75.3k2018: 77.9k2019: 74.8k2020: 63.5k2021: 70.7k2022: 62.0k2023: 56.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for material flow accounts - balancing items in Netherlands is 56,130, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material flow accounts - balancing items in Netherlands peaked at 90,044 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 56,130, in 2023.

Netherlands ranks 9th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Material flow accounts - balancing items in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Material flow accounts - balancing items in Netherlands, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 82,727 —
2001 83,745 +1.2%
2002 83,752 +0.0%
2003 90,044 +7.5%
2004 90,007 -0.0%
2005 84,776 -5.8%
2006 82,190 -3.1%
2007 80,509 -2.0%
2008 84,186 +4.6%
2009 80,132 -4.8%
2010 86,600 +8.1%
2011 77,311 -10.7%
2012 76,917 -0.5%
2013 75,139 -2.3%
2014 71,264 -5.2%
2015 78,872 +10.7%
2016 79,648 +1.0%
2017 75,334 -5.4%
2018 77,931 +3.4%
2019 74,814 -4.0%
2020 63,461 -15.2%
2021 70,721 +11.4%
2022 61,973 -12.4%
2023 56,130 -9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84,207 80,132 90,044 10
2010s 77,383 71,264 86,600 10
2020s 63,071 56,130 70,721 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 6 France 110,219 compare
  2. 7 Türkiye 99,407 compare
  3. 8 Spain 81,402 compare
  4. 9 Netherlands 56,130 compare
  5. 11 Sweden 46,956 compare
  6. 12 Denmark 43,522 compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is material flow accounts - balancing items in Netherlands?
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Netherlands was 56,130 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 90,044 in 2003.
What is the lowest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 56,130 in 2023.
How does Netherlands rank for material flow accounts - balancing items?
Netherlands ranks 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
Is material flow accounts - balancing items rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands 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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Material flow accounts - balancing items
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 1,008 data points, 1990–2025
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