Material flow accounts - balancing items in Switzerland

Switzerland: Material flow accounts - balancing items was 20,696 Thousand tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
20,696 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
17th
of 31 countries
All-time high
26,583 Thousand tonnes
in 2013
All-time low
17,955 Thousand tonnes
in 2020
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Material flow accounts - balancing items in Switzerland, 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200720241990: 23.8k Thousand tonnes1991: 25.5k Thousand tonnes1992: 24.9k Thousand tonnes1993: 24.1k Thousand tonnes1994: 23.4k Thousand tonnes1995: 24.5k Thousand tonnes1996: 25.1k Thousand tonnes1997: 24.3k Thousand tonnes1998: 25.8k Thousand tonnes1999: 26.0k Thousand tonnes2000: 25.0k Thousand tonnes2001: 26.5k Thousand tonnes2002: 24.9k Thousand tonnes2003: 25.9k Thousand tonnes2004: 25.5k Thousand tonnes2005: 26.0k Thousand tonnes2006: 26.4k Thousand tonnes2007: 24.2k Thousand tonnes2008: 25.4k Thousand tonnes2009: 24.7k Thousand tonnes2010: 26.4k Thousand tonnes2011: 23.9k Thousand tonnes2012: 25.5k Thousand tonnes2013: 26.6k Thousand tonnes2014: 23.2k Thousand tonnes2015: 24.6k Thousand tonnes2016: 24.5k Thousand tonnes2017: 24.4k Thousand tonnes2018: 23.9k Thousand tonnes2019: 24.0k Thousand tonnes2020: 18.0k Thousand tonnes2021: 20.5k Thousand tonnes2022: 20.4k Thousand tonnes2023: 20.9k Thousand tonnes2024: 20.7k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for material flow accounts - balancing items in Switzerland is 20,696 Thousand tonnes, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material flow accounts - balancing items in Switzerland peaked at 26,583 Thousand tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17,955 Thousand tonnes, in 2020.

Switzerland ranks 17th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,725 Thousand tonnes 23,357 Thousand tonnes 25,978 Thousand tonnes 10
2000s 25,453 Thousand tonnes 24,154 Thousand tonnes 26,542 Thousand tonnes 10
2010s 24,708 Thousand tonnes 23,210 Thousand tonnes 26,583 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 20,094 Thousand tonnes 17,955 Thousand tonnes 20,945 Thousand tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 14 Austria 28,164 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 15 Greece 23,999 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 16 Hungary 20,970 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 18 Romania 16,242 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 19 Slovakia 15,404 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 20 Bulgaria 12,343 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 Switzerland?
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Switzerland was 20,696 Thousand tonnes in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 26,583 Thousand tonnes in 2013.
What is the lowest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 17,955 Thousand tonnes in 2020.
How does Switzerland rank for material flow accounts - balancing items?
Switzerland ranks 17th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
Is material flow accounts - balancing items rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland 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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