Material Flow Accounts 2024
Materials we extract 95.8 million tonnes down 1.4% on 2023
Trade volumes
Imports 45.1 million tonnes up 6.6% on 2023
Exports 17.7 million tonnes down 2.2% on 2023
Materials we use (Domestic Material Consumption) 123.3 million tonnes up 1.5% on 2023
Domestic Material Consumption per Capita 2023: Ireland = 22.7 tonnes, EU-27 Average = 13.5 tonnes
Domestic Material Consumption in 2024
Biomass 47.4 million tonnes
Metals 5.3 million tonnes
Non-Metallic Minerals 57.1 million tonnes
Fossil Fuels 12.5 million tonnes
Other Products 1.0 million tonnes
