Trade in recyclable raw materials in Netherlands
Netherlands: Trade in recyclable raw materials was 9.73 million Tonne in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9.73 million Tonne
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
3rd
of 27 countries
All-time high
10.91 million Tonne
in 2021
All-time low
8.09 million Tonne
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Trade in recyclable raw materials in Netherlands, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Tonne.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 9.73 million Tonne for trade in recyclable raw materials in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in recyclable raw materials in Netherlands peaked at 10.91 million Tonne in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.09 million Tonne, in 2004.
Netherlands ranks 3rd of 27 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.35 million Tonne | 8.09 million Tonne | 8.80 million Tonne | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.18 million Tonne | 8.30 million Tonne | 10.48 million Tonne | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.81 million Tonne | 9.28 million Tonne | 10.91 million Tonne | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More environment data for Netherlands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 145.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0143 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 17.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0619 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in recyclable raw materials in Netherlands?
- Trade in recyclable raw materials in Netherlands was 9.73 million Tonne in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest trade in recyclable raw materials recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.91 million Tonne in 2021.
- What is the lowest trade in recyclable raw materials recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.09 million Tonne in 2004.
- How does Netherlands rank for trade in recyclable raw materials?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in recyclable raw materials rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Trade in recyclable raw materials. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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