Material flow accounts - balancing items in Spain

Spain: Material flow accounts - balancing items was 81,402 Thousand tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
81,402 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
7th
of 31 countries
All-time high
165,992 Thousand tonnes
in 2005
All-time low
69,701 Thousand tonnes
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Material flow accounts - balancing items in Spain, 2000–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k2000201220242000: 125.4k Thousand tonnes2001: 128.1k Thousand tonnes2002: 139.0k Thousand tonnes2003: 144.9k Thousand tonnes2004: 154.7k Thousand tonnes2005: 166.0k Thousand tonnes2006: 161.3k Thousand tonnes2007: 165.5k Thousand tonnes2008: 152.1k Thousand tonnes2009: 129.6k Thousand tonnes2010: 120.9k Thousand tonnes2011: 124.8k Thousand tonnes2012: 125.6k Thousand tonnes2013: 103.6k Thousand tonnes2014: 107.0k Thousand tonnes2015: 115.3k Thousand tonnes2016: 105.4k Thousand tonnes2017: 116.5k Thousand tonnes2018: 110.9k Thousand tonnes2019: 103.3k Thousand tonnes2020: 69.7k Thousand tonnes2021: 81.2k Thousand tonnes2022: 92.9k Thousand tonnes2023: 83.8k Thousand tonnes2024: 81.4k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

Spain recorded 81,402 Thousand tonnes for material flow accounts - balancing items in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material flow accounts - balancing items in Spain peaked at 165,992 Thousand tonnes in 2005 and was at its lowest, 69,701 Thousand tonnes, in 2020.

That places Spain 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 146,660 Thousand tonnes 125,367 Thousand tonnes 165,992 Thousand tonnes 10
2010s 113,328 Thousand tonnes 103,258 Thousand tonnes 125,649 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 81,801 Thousand tonnes 69,701 Thousand tonnes 92,868 Thousand tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 4 Norway 123,538 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 5 France 110,219 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 6 Türkiye 99,407 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 8 Netherlands 56,130 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 9 Sweden 46,956 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 10 Denmark 43,522 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 Spain?
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Spain was 81,402 Thousand tonnes in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 165,992 Thousand tonnes in 2005.
What is the lowest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 69,701 Thousand tonnes in 2020.
How does Spain rank for material flow accounts - balancing items?
Spain ranks 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
Is material flow accounts - balancing items rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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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