Material flow accounts - main indicators by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
935,747
Türkiye
Lowest
1,541
Malta
Median
77,755
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
1,278
What the numbers show
Material flow accounts - main indicators is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 935,747 in Türkiye; the lowest is 1,541 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 77,755, and the mean is 177,678.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 607.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 59.6%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 32.9%).
Material flow accounts - main indicators: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 935,747 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 827,011 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 3 | France | 628,955 | 2025 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 625,713 | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 625,713 | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 6 | Romania | 577,577 | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 421,374 | 2025 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 8 | Italy | 348,080 | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 9 | Norway | 330,306 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 254,189 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 223,304 | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 153,875 | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 147,822 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 145,713 | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 14 | Serbia | 145,713 | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 133,957 | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 17 | Austria | 120,904 | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 18 | Hungary | 118,885 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 111,821 | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 20 | Greece | 102,830 | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 21 | Ireland | 101,253 | 2025 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 22 | Belgium | 81,590 | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 23 | Netherlands | 77,755 | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 23 | Netherlands | 77,755 | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 58,169 | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 58,169 | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 54,726 | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 54,726 | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 29 | Switzerland | 53,553 | 2025 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 30 | Croatia | 45,862 | 2025 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 45,862 | 2025 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 32 | Estonia | 39,733 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 39,733 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36,955 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 32,485 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 32,485 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 37 | Slovenia | 25,071 | 2025 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 25,071 | 2025 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 39 | Albania | 20,448 | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 40 | Cyprus | 16,307 | 2025 | up 59.6% | falling |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 15,487 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 15,487 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 3,574 | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 2,235 | 2025 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 45 | Malta | 1,541 | 2025 | down 17.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 5.33 million