Material flow accounts - balancing items in Slovakia
Slovakia: Material flow accounts - balancing items was 15,404 Thousand tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Slovakia, 2000–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 15,404 Thousand tonnes for material flow accounts - balancing items in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material flow accounts - balancing items in Slovakia peaked at 24,022 Thousand tonnes in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15,404 Thousand tonnes, in 2023.
Slovakia ranks 21st of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Thousand tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19,280 Thousand tonnes | — |
| 2001 | 21,255 Thousand tonnes | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 20,216 Thousand tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 21,247 Thousand tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 21,540 Thousand tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 23,203 Thousand tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 24,022 Thousand tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 23,888 Thousand tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 23,696 Thousand tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 21,419 Thousand tonnes | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 22,951 Thousand tonnes | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 22,456 Thousand tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 22,105 Thousand tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 21,352 Thousand tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 16,455 Thousand tonnes | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 18,852 Thousand tonnes | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 18,831 Thousand tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 19,950 Thousand tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 19,518 Thousand tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 17,259 Thousand tonnes | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 15,523 Thousand tonnes | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 18,503 Thousand tonnes | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 16,529 Thousand tonnes | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 15,404 Thousand tonnes | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,977 Thousand tonnes | 19,280 Thousand tonnes | 24,022 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,973 Thousand tonnes | 16,455 Thousand tonnes | 22,951 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,490 Thousand tonnes | 15,404 Thousand tonnes | 18,503 Thousand tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 18 Hungary 20,970 Thousand tonnes compare
- 19 Switzerland 20,696 Thousand tonnes compare
- 20 Romania 16,242 Thousand tonnes compare
- 21 Slovakia 15,404 Thousand tonnes compare
- 23 Bulgaria 12,343 Thousand tonnes compare
- 24 Lithuania 11,978 Thousand tonnes compare
- 24 Lithuania 11,978 Thousand tonnes compare
More reference data data for Slovakia
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 488.11 Number (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data 3,041 Number (2025)
- Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region 262 Number (2024)
- Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region 3.12 million Number (2024)
- Physicians by NUTS 2 region 21,403 Number (2024)
- Deaths (total) by NUTS 3 region 53,876 Number (2024)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 4,176 Number (2025)
- Deaths by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 53,876 Number (2024)
- Life table by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 0.0057 (2024)
- Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region 5.73 million Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material flow accounts - balancing items in Slovakia?
- Material flow accounts - balancing items in Slovakia was 15,404 Thousand tonnes in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 24,022 Thousand tonnes in 2006.
- What is the lowest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,404 Thousand tonnes in 2023.
- How does Slovakia rank for material flow accounts - balancing items?
- Slovakia ranks 21st out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is material flow accounts - balancing items rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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