Material flow accounts - balancing items in Switzerland
Switzerland: Material flow accounts - balancing items was 20,696 Thousand tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Switzerland, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 72.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 489.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 340.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1438 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 140.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 362.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 31.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 172.13 (2050)
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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