Material flow accounts - balancing items in Netherlands

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

Latest (2023)
56,130 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
8th
of 31 countries
All-time high
90,044 Thousand tonnes
in 2003
All-time low
56,130 Thousand tonnes
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2000201120232000: 82.7k Thousand tonnes2001: 83.7k Thousand tonnes2002: 83.8k Thousand tonnes2003: 90.0k Thousand tonnes2004: 90.0k Thousand tonnes2005: 84.8k Thousand tonnes2006: 82.2k Thousand tonnes2007: 80.5k Thousand tonnes2008: 84.2k Thousand tonnes2009: 80.1k Thousand tonnes2010: 86.6k Thousand tonnes2011: 77.3k Thousand tonnes2012: 76.9k Thousand tonnes2013: 75.1k Thousand tonnes2014: 71.3k Thousand tonnes2015: 78.9k Thousand tonnes2016: 79.6k Thousand tonnes2017: 75.3k Thousand tonnes2018: 77.9k Thousand tonnes2019: 74.8k Thousand tonnes2020: 63.5k Thousand tonnes2021: 70.7k Thousand tonnes2022: 62.0k Thousand tonnes2023: 56.1k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

In 2023, material flow accounts - balancing items in Netherlands stood at 56,130 Thousand tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of 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 Thousand tonnes in 2003 and was at its lowest, 56,130 Thousand tonnes, in 2023.

Netherlands ranks 8th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 5 France 110,219 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 6 Türkiye 99,407 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 7 Spain 81,402 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 9 Sweden 46,956 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 10 Denmark 43,522 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 11 Finland 41,693 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 Netherlands?
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Netherlands was 56,130 Thousand tonnes in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 90,044 Thousand tonnes in 2003.
What is the lowest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 56,130 Thousand tonnes in 2023.
How does Netherlands rank for material flow accounts - balancing items?
Netherlands ranks 8th out of 31 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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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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