In 2024, the European Union (EU) imported rare earth metals worth ***** million euros, including scandium and yttrium. This represented a decrease of about **** percent compared to the previous year.
Rare earth elements are important to industries such as technology and defense.
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Eurostat. (June 1, 2025). Annual value of rare earth imported into the European Union (EU) from 2021 to 2024 (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1660286/eu-annual-rare-earth-import-value/
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Eurostat. (2025). Annual value of rare earth imported into the European Union (EU) from 2021 to 2024 (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1660286/eu-annual-rare-earth-import-value/
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Annual value of rare earth imported into the European Union (EU) from 2021 to 2024 (in million euros) [Graph], Eurostat, June 1, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1660286/eu-annual-rare-earth-import-value/
