Material footprints - main indicators by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
827,011 Thousand tonnes
Germany
Lowest
1,541 Thousand tonnes
Malta
Median
91,422 Thousand tonnes
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
722
What the numbers show
Material footprints - main indicators is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 827,011 Thousand tonnes in Germany; the lowest is 1,541 Thousand tonnes in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 91,422 Thousand tonnes, and the mean is 179,491 Thousand tonnes.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 537.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 59.6%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 32.9%).
Material footprints - main indicators: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 827,011 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 2 | France | 628,955 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 3 | Poland | 625,713 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 3 | Poland | 625,713 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 5 | Romania | 577,577 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 421,373 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 7 | Italy | 348,080 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 8 | Norway | 321,953 Thousand tonnes | 2023 | up 4.5% | 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 | Serbia | 152,611 Thousand tonnes | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 147,822 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 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% | flat |
| 18 | Greece | 102,830 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 19 | Ireland | 101,253 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 24.1% | flat |
| 20 | Belgium | 81,590 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 77,755 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 77,755 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 23 | Lithuania | 58,169 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 58,169 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 54,726 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 54,726 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 27 | Switzerland | 53,553 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 45,862 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 45,862 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 39,733 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 39,733 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 32,485 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 32,485 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 25,071 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 25,071 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 36 | Cyprus | 16,307 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 59.6% | falling |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 2,235 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 38 | Malta | 1,541 Thousand tonnes | 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 Thousand tonnes