Material flow accounts - main indicators in Finland

Finland: Material flow accounts - main indicators was 223,304 Thousand tonnes in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
223,304 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
11th
of 43 countries
All-time high
245,412 Thousand tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
153,675 Thousand tonnes
in 2009
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Material flow accounts - main indicators in Finland, 2000–2025

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2000201220252000: 154.9k Thousand tonnes2001: 155.5k Thousand tonnes2002: 157.4k Thousand tonnes2003: 159.0k Thousand tonnes2004: 163.7k Thousand tonnes2005: 166.9k Thousand tonnes2006: 176.2k Thousand tonnes2007: 181.1k Thousand tonnes2008: 180.4k Thousand tonnes2009: 153.7k Thousand tonnes2010: 226.6k Thousand tonnes2011: 232.7k Thousand tonnes2012: 226.6k Thousand tonnes2013: 230.6k Thousand tonnes2014: 213.9k Thousand tonnes2015: 195.3k Thousand tonnes2016: 215.8k Thousand tonnes2017: 221.5k Thousand tonnes2018: 229.8k Thousand tonnes2019: 210.3k Thousand tonnes2020: 220.1k Thousand tonnes2021: 222.2k Thousand tonnes2022: 245.4k Thousand tonnes2023: 218.7k Thousand tonnes2024: 213.3k Thousand tonnes2025: 223.3k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

Finland recorded 223,304 Thousand tonnes for material flow accounts - main indicators in 2025.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material flow accounts - main indicators in Finland peaked at 245,412 Thousand tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 153,675 Thousand tonnes, in 2009.

That places Finland 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Material flow accounts - main indicators in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Material flow accounts - main indicators in Finland, 2000 to 2025.
Year Thousand tonnes Change
2000 154,862 Thousand tonnes —
2001 155,541 Thousand tonnes +0.4%
2002 157,370 Thousand tonnes +1.2%
2003 159,038 Thousand tonnes +1.1%
2004 163,728 Thousand tonnes +2.9%
2005 166,921 Thousand tonnes +2.0%
2006 176,160 Thousand tonnes +5.5%
2007 181,061 Thousand tonnes +2.8%
2008 180,407 Thousand tonnes -0.4%
2009 153,675 Thousand tonnes -14.8%
2010 226,611 Thousand tonnes +47.5%
2011 232,676 Thousand tonnes +2.7%
2012 226,626 Thousand tonnes -2.6%
2013 230,584 Thousand tonnes +1.7%
2014 213,922 Thousand tonnes -7.2%
2015 195,278 Thousand tonnes -8.7%
2016 215,848 Thousand tonnes +10.5%
2017 221,467 Thousand tonnes +2.6%
2018 229,831 Thousand tonnes +3.8%
2019 210,318 Thousand tonnes -8.5%
2020 220,132 Thousand tonnes +4.7%
2021 222,214 Thousand tonnes +0.9%
2022 245,412 Thousand tonnes +10.4%
2023 218,718 Thousand tonnes -10.9%
2024 213,274 Thousand tonnes -2.5%
2025 223,304 Thousand tonnes +4.7%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 223,304 Thousand tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102,830 Thousand tonnes, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 223,304 Thousand tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 107,326 Thousand tonnes, 2.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Material flow accounts - main indicators in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +47.5% 153,675 Thousand tonnes 226,611 Thousand tonnes

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 164,876 Thousand tonnes 153,675 Thousand tonnes 181,061 Thousand tonnes 10
2010s 220,316 Thousand tonnes 195,278 Thousand tonnes 232,676 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 223,842 Thousand tonnes 213,274 Thousand tonnes 245,412 Thousand tonnes 6

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 8 Italy 348,080 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 9 Norway 330,306 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 10 Sweden 254,189 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 12 Bulgaria 153,875 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 13 Czechia 147,822 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 14 Serbia 145,713 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

More reference data data for Finland

All data for Finland →

Frequently asked questions

What is material flow accounts - main indicators in Finland?
Material flow accounts - main indicators in Finland was 223,304 Thousand tonnes in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material flow accounts - main indicators recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 245,412 Thousand tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest material flow accounts - main indicators recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 153,675 Thousand tonnes in 2009.
How does Finland rank for material flow accounts - main indicators?
Finland ranks 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
Is material flow accounts - main indicators rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material flow accounts - main indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Material flow accounts - main indicators in Finland. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/material-flow-accounts-main-indicators/finland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/material-flow-accounts-main-indicators/finland/">Material flow accounts - main indicators in Finland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Material flow accounts - main indicators
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 1,236 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed