France material consumption and flows
France material consumption and economy-wide material flow accounts from Eurostat.
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | |
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| Domestic material consumption | 729,920.99 | 718,640.27 | 735,775.58 | 730,975.55 | 784,771.65 | 707,943.15 | 780,883.53 | 759,167.42 | 773,711.06 | 712,245.13 | 727,696.09 | 770,574.01 | 774,908.6 | 774,049.01 | 787,435.07 | 773,391.1 | 786,378.07 | 876,848.24 | 885,131.56 | 846,128.14 | 823,960.97 | 854,183.46 | 806,011.39 | 857,630.38 | 852,390.95 | 884,746.74 | 844,815.66 | 819,707.82 | 795,660.18 | 779,168.22 | 801,547.1 | 808,576.43 | 769,252.78 | 834,268.6 | 850,456.2 | 831,784.97 | |
| Direct material input2 | 909,671.65 | 896,042.42 | 909,607.74 | 919,184.55 | 970,624.74 | 906,080.11 | 996,466.1 | 978,008.65 | 986,223.85 | 923,127.29 | 943,032.93 | 984,157.48 | 985,183.02 | 983,151.01 | 1,008,508.36 | 991,921.8 | 975,833.34 | 1,091,945.87 | 1,107,974.56 | 1,073,245.14 | 1,054,824.97 | 1,077,940.46 | 1,002,027.39 | 1,048,733.38 | 1,045,506.95 | 1,086,305.74 | 1,038,722.66 | 1,006,216.82 | 976,097.18 | 946,297.22 | 972,318.1 | 976,905.43 | 938,074.78 | 1,004,608.6 | 1,016,339.2 | 997,406.97 | |
| Domestic extraction | 628,954.87 | 618,084.87 | 628,809.32 | 620,007.7 | 667,765.28 | 592,705.04 | 647,623.33 | 624,543.32 | 632,003.77 | 578,319.19 | 594,931.56 | 640,786.96 | 637,733.7 | 634,742.73 | 651,741.14 | 633,156.77 | 658,982.75 | 719,214.64 | 736,875.56 | 704,397.14 | 689,282.97 | 713,305.46 | 655,802.39 | 704,750.38 | 704,015.95 | 733,239.74 | 699,345.66 | 674,031.82 | 660,753.18 | 640,565.22 | 668,861.1 | 677,235.43 | 658,928.91 | 703,728.6 | 715,608.2 | 704,019.97 | |
| Physical imports | 280,716.78 | 277,957.55 | 280,798.42 | 299,176.85 | 302,859.46 | 313,375.07 | 348,842.77 | 353,465.32 | 354,220.08 | 344,808.11 | 348,101.37 | 343,370.52 | 347,449.31 | 348,408.28 | 356,767.22 | 358,765.03 | 316,850.6 | 372,731.23 | 371,099 | 368,848 | 365,542 | 364,635 | 346,225 | 343,983 | 341,491 | 353,066 | 339,377 | 332,185 | 315,344 | 305,732 | 303,457 | 299,670 | 279,145.87 | 300,880 | 300,731 | 293,387 | |
| Physical exports | 179,750.66 | 177,402.15 | 173,832.16 | 188,209 | 185,853.09 | 198,136.96 | 215,582.57 | 218,841.23 | 212,512.8 | 210,882.17 | 215,336.83 | 213,583.47 | 210,274.41 | 209,102 | 221,073.29 | 218,530.7 | 189,455.28 | 215,097.64 | 222,843 | 227,117 | 230,864 | 223,757 | 196,016 | 191,103 | 193,116 | 201,559 | 193,907 | 186,509 | 180,437 | 167,129 | 170,771 | 168,329 | 168,822 | 170,340 | 165,883 | 165,622 | |
| Physical trade balance (imports minus exports) | 100,966.12 | 100,555.4 | 106,966.26 | 110,967.85 | 117,006.37 | 115,238.11 | 133,260.2 | 134,624.1 | 141,707.28 | 133,925.94 | 132,764.53 | 129,787.04 | 137,174.9 | 139,306.28 | 135,693.93 | 140,234.33 | 127,395.32 | 157,633.6 | 148,256 | 141,731 | 134,678 | 140,878 | 150,209 | 152,880 | 148,375 | 151,507 | 145,470 | 145,676 | 134,907 | 138,603 | 132,686 | 131,341 | 110,323.87 | 130,540 | 134,848 | 127,765 | |
| Domestic material consumption per capita | 10.6 | 10.45 | 10.73 | 10.71 | 11.56 | 10.47 | 11.59 | 11.3 | 11.56 | 10.67 | 10.94 | 11.62 | 11.78 | 11.83 | 12.09 | 11.93 | 12.19 | 13.66 | 13.87 | 13.34 | 13.08 | 13.66 | 12.98 | 13.91 | 13.93 | 14.56 | 14 | 13.65 | 13.3 | 13.07 | 13.49 | 13.66 | 13.04 | 14.2 | 14.55 | 14.3 | |
| Resource productivity3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resource productivity, euro per kilogram | 4.1 | 4.08 | 3.85 | 3.63 | 3.2 | 3.27 | 3.11 | 3.1 | 2.96 | 3.13 | 3.03 | 2.8 | 2.74 | 2.7 | 2.62 | 2.58 | 2.46 | 2.27 | 2.19 | 2.18 | 2.14 | 1.99 | 2.01 | 1.84 | 1.8 | 1.67 | |||||||||||
| Resource productivity, chain-linked volumes | 3.4 | 3.43 | 3.3 | 3.27 | 2.96 | 3.07 | 3.01 | 3.03 | 2.93 | 3.12 | 3.03 | 2.83 | 2.78 | 2.76 | 2.71 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.37 | 2.42 | 2.42 | 2.29 | 2.36 | 2.19 | 2.18 | 2.06 | |||||||||||
| Resource productivity, purchasing power standards per kilogram | 3.85 | 3.76 | 3.55 | 3.28 | 2.9 | 3.02 | 2.87 | 2.78 | 2.64 | 2.79 | 2.69 | 2.48 | 2.43 | 2.36 | 2.32 | 2.29 | 2.15 | 2 | 1.95 | 1.94 | 1.91 | 1.74 | 1.78 | 1.68 | 1.63 | 1.49 |
Latest reading
Domestic material consumption stood at 729,920.99 Thousand tonnes in 2025. That is +1.6% from 2024. The series on this page is annual and runs from 1990 to 2025. Source: Eurostat – economy-wide material flow accounts (env_ac_mfain) and resource productivity (env_ac_rp).
- Latest
- 729,920.99 Thousand tonnes
- 2025
- vs previous period
- +1.6%
- 2024
About this data
France material consumption and economy-wide material flow accounts from Eurostat. This annual dataset tracks domestic extraction, physical imports, physical exports, and the physical trade balance in thousand tonnes. It also measures domestic material consumption per capita and resource productivity in euros or purchasing power standards per kilogram. The environmental accounts series for France are available since 1990.
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption in France?
- Domestic material consumption measures the total amount of materials directly used by the French economy. It is calculated as domestic extraction plus physical imports minus physical exports.
- How is resource productivity defined for France?
- Resource productivity in France is the ratio of gross domestic product to domestic material consumption. It indicates the economic value generated, in euros or purchasing power standards, per kilogram of material consumed.
- What metrics are included in the French material flow accounts?
- The accounts include domestic extraction, physical imports and exports, the physical trade balance, direct material input, and per capita material consumption.
- What is the source and coverage of the France material flow data?
- The data is compiled annually by Eurostat as part of its environmental accounts. The historical series for France are available starting from 1990.
