Material flow accounts - main indicators in Sweden

Sweden: Material flow accounts - main indicators was 254,189 Thousand tonnes in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
254,189 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
9th
of 35 countries
All-time high
266,844 Thousand tonnes
in 2021
All-time low
177,712 Thousand tonnes
in 2001
Years of data
28
1998–2025

Material flow accounts - main indicators in Sweden, 1998–2025

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998201120251998: 182.9k Thousand tonnes1999: 178.0k Thousand tonnes2000: 180.4k Thousand tonnes2001: 177.7k Thousand tonnes2002: 180.7k Thousand tonnes2003: 181.3k Thousand tonnes2004: 191.0k Thousand tonnes2005: 209.1k Thousand tonnes2006: 199.7k Thousand tonnes2007: 217.0k Thousand tonnes2008: 214.9k Thousand tonnes2009: 190.2k Thousand tonnes2010: 213.0k Thousand tonnes2011: 223.1k Thousand tonnes2012: 226.6k Thousand tonnes2013: 231.5k Thousand tonnes2014: 236.6k Thousand tonnes2015: 233.1k Thousand tonnes2016: 237.2k Thousand tonnes2017: 252.0k Thousand tonnes2018: 251.5k Thousand tonnes2019: 264.7k Thousand tonnes2020: 264.4k Thousand tonnes2021: 266.8k Thousand tonnes2022: 261.3k Thousand tonnes2023: 241.3k Thousand tonnes2024: 243.6k Thousand tonnes2025: 254.2k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for material flow accounts - main indicators in Sweden is 254,189 Thousand tonnes, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material flow accounts - main indicators in Sweden peaked at 266,844 Thousand tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 177,712 Thousand tonnes, in 2001.

Sweden ranks 9th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 180,454 Thousand tonnes 177,994 Thousand tonnes 182,914 Thousand tonnes 2
2000s 194,214 Thousand tonnes 177,712 Thousand tonnes 217,047 Thousand tonnes 10
2010s 236,940 Thousand tonnes 213,046 Thousand tonnes 264,748 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 255,282 Thousand tonnes 241,343 Thousand tonnes 266,844 Thousand tonnes 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 6 Spain 421,374 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 7 Italy 348,080 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 8 Norway 330,306 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 10 Finland 223,304 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 11 Bulgaria 153,875 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 12 Czechia 147,822 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is material flow accounts - main indicators in Sweden?
Material flow accounts - main indicators in Sweden was 254,189 Thousand tonnes in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material flow accounts - main indicators recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 266,844 Thousand tonnes in 2021.
What is the lowest material flow accounts - main indicators recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 177,712 Thousand tonnes in 2001.
How does Sweden rank for material flow accounts - main indicators?
Sweden ranks 9th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is material flow accounts - main indicators rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Material flow accounts - main indicators
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
36 places, 1,012 data points, 1990–2025
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