Material flow accounts by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
935,747 Thousand tonnes
Türkiye
Lowest
1,541 Thousand tonnes
Malta
Median
102,830 Thousand tonnes
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
1,012
What the numbers show
Material flow accounts is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 935,747 Thousand tonnes in Türkiye; the lowest is 1,541 Thousand tonnes in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 102,830 Thousand tonnes, and the mean is 196,423 Thousand tonnes.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 607.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 59.6%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 32.9%).
Material flow accounts: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 935,747 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 827,011 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 3 | France | 628,955 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 625,713 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 577,577 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 421,374 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 7 | Italy | 348,080 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 8 | Norway | 330,306 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 254,189 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 223,304 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 153,875 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 147,822 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 13 | Serbia | 145,713 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 133,957 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 15 | Austria | 120,904 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 16 | Hungary | 118,885 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 111,821 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 18 | Greece | 102,830 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 19 | Ireland | 101,253 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 20 | Belgium | 81,590 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 77,755 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 22 | Lithuania | 58,169 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 54,726 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 24 | Switzerland | 53,553 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 25 | Croatia | 45,862 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | 39,733 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36,955 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 32,485 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 25,071 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 30 | Albania | 20,448 Thousand tonnes | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 31 | Cyprus | 16,307 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 59.6% | falling |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 15,487 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 33 | Iceland | 3,574 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 2,235 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 35 | Malta | 1,541 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 17.2% | falling |