Germany vs Spain: Electronic waste recycling rate

Germany

85.6%

in 2018

Spain

86.2%

in 2018

Germany rank

9th

Spain rank

7th

Electronic waste recycling rate over time

Spain currently reports 86.2% against 85.6% in Germany, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th of 35 countries.

Indicator: Electronic waste recycling rate
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 35 places, 425 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of electronic waste recycled (%)