# Circular material use rate

Material recovered from waste and fed back into the economy, as a percentage of all material used. All material used is domestic material consumption plus the recovered material.

## Key facts

- Circular material use rate in the European Union (27) was 12.2% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- The Netherlands had the highest circular material use rate of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 32.7%, and Romania the lowest, at 1.3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from 2004 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-18.

- Indicator id: `circular_material_use_rate`
- Unit: %
- Note: Recovered material is estimated from waste sent to domestic recovery plants, minus imported and plus exported waste for recovery. The EU aims to double the rate between 2020 and 2030. The latest year is often an estimate.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/circular-material-use-rate
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/circular_material_use_rate

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | % | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| European Union (27) | 2024 | 12.2 | Eurostat. Circular material use rate (env_ac_cur). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_ac_cur/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18. |

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/circular-material-use-rate/eu-countries.md) (27 places)