Ores and metals exports in Euro area
Euro area: Ores and metals exports was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals exports in Euro area, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals exports in Euro area is 2.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Euro area peaked at 4.7% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2003.
That places Euro area 40th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.2% | — |
| 1963 | 3.6% | -13.3% |
| 1964 | 4.0% | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 4.3% | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 4.7% | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 4.4% | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 4.5% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 4.2% | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 4.1% | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 3.3% | -18.9% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 3.3% | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 3.9% | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | -26.0% |
| 1976 | 3.1% | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 3.0% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 3.7% | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | -16.1% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | -13.3% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 2.8% | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | -15.1% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +30.5% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More energy & mining data for Euro area
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.6% (2024)
- Fuel exports 5.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.3% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 23.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 6,014 kWh per capita (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 11.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Euro area?
- Ores and metals exports in Euro area was 2.9% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 1966.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2003.
- How does Euro area rank for ores and metals exports?
- Euro area ranks 40th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.