Material footprints - main indicators in Estonia

Estonia: Material footprints - main indicators was 39,733 Thousand tonnes in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
39,733 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
30th
of 38 countries
All-time high
45,609 Thousand tonnes
in 2018
All-time low
33,809 Thousand tonnes
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Material footprints - main indicators in Estonia, 2008–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2008201620252008: 35.6k Thousand tonnes2009: 33.8k Thousand tonnes2010: 35.0k Thousand tonnes2011: 38.2k Thousand tonnes2012: 38.8k Thousand tonnes2013: 41.0k Thousand tonnes2014: 39.1k Thousand tonnes2015: 38.8k Thousand tonnes2016: 36.9k Thousand tonnes2017: 44.3k Thousand tonnes2018: 45.6k Thousand tonnes2019: 41.6k Thousand tonnes2020: 39.0k Thousand tonnes2021: 38.4k Thousand tonnes2022: 39.8k Thousand tonnes2023: 37.1k Thousand tonnes2024: 38.3k Thousand tonnes2025: 39.7k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 39,733 Thousand tonnes for material footprints - main indicators in 2025.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material footprints - main indicators in Estonia peaked at 45,609 Thousand tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 33,809 Thousand tonnes, in 2009.

Estonia ranks 30th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Material footprints - main indicators in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Material footprints - main indicators in Estonia, 2008 to 2025.
Year Thousand tonnes Change
2008 35,551 Thousand tonnes —
2009 33,809 Thousand tonnes -4.9%
2010 35,024 Thousand tonnes +3.6%
2011 38,230 Thousand tonnes +9.2%
2012 38,845 Thousand tonnes +1.6%
2013 41,010 Thousand tonnes +5.6%
2014 39,095 Thousand tonnes -4.7%
2015 38,788 Thousand tonnes -0.8%
2016 36,892 Thousand tonnes -4.9%
2017 44,320 Thousand tonnes +20.1%
2018 45,609 Thousand tonnes +2.9%
2019 41,616 Thousand tonnes -8.8%
2020 39,048 Thousand tonnes -6.2%
2021 38,398 Thousand tonnes -1.7%
2022 39,817 Thousand tonnes +3.7%
2023 37,058 Thousand tonnes -6.9%
2024 38,270 Thousand tonnes +3.3%
2025 39,733 Thousand tonnes +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34,680 Thousand tonnes 33,809 Thousand tonnes 35,551 Thousand tonnes 2
2010s 39,943 Thousand tonnes 35,024 Thousand tonnes 45,609 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 38,721 Thousand tonnes 37,058 Thousand tonnes 39,817 Thousand tonnes 6

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 27 Switzerland 53,553 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 28 Croatia 45,862 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 28 Croatia 45,862 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 30 Estonia 39,733 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 32 Latvia 32,485 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 32 Latvia 32,485 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is material footprints - main indicators in Estonia?
Material footprints - main indicators in Estonia was 39,733 Thousand tonnes in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material footprints - main indicators recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 45,609 Thousand tonnes in 2018.
What is the lowest material footprints - main indicators recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 33,809 Thousand tonnes in 2009.
How does Estonia rank for material footprints - main indicators?
Estonia ranks 30th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
Is material footprints - main indicators rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material footprints - main indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Material footprints - main indicators
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 722 data points, 2000–2025
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