European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) vs Spain: End-of-life vehicles - reuse, recycling and recovery, totals

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
5.04 million Tonne
in 2023
Spain
729,521 Tonne
in 2023
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank
1st
Spain rank
3rd

End-of-life vehicles - reuse, recycling and recovery, totals over time

  • European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
  • Spain
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M200620142023

How they compare

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) currently reports 5.04 million Tonne against 729,521 Tonne in Spain, a difference of 4.31 million Tonne.

That makes European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)'s figure about 6.9 times Spain's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) has been ahead every year.

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st and Spain ranks 3rd of 1 regions.

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 5.42 million Tonne 837,778 Tonne 4.58 million Tonne European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
2010s 5.71 million Tonne 747,153 Tonne 4.96 million Tonne European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
2020s 5.80 million Tonne 800,200 Tonne 5.00 million Tonne European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher end-of-life vehicles - reuse, recycling and recovery, totals, European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) or Spain?
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), at 5.04 million Tonne against 729,521 Tonne in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in end-of-life vehicles - reuse, recycling and recovery, totals between European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) and Spain?
4.31 million Tonne, with European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) and Spain?
18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) and Spain rank globally for end-of-life vehicles - reuse, recycling and recovery, totals?
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st and Spain ranks 3rd of 1 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as End-of-life vehicles - reuse, recycling and recovery, totals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) vs Spain: End-of-life vehicles - reuse, recycling and recovery, totals. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/end-of-life-vehicles-reuse-recycling-and-recovery-totals/european-union-27-countries-from-2020/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/end-of-life-vehicles-reuse-recycling-and-recovery-totals/european-union-27-countries-from-2020/spain/">European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) vs Spain: End-of-life vehicles - reuse, recycling and recovery, totals</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
End-of-life vehicles - reuse, recycling and recovery, totals
Unit
Tonne
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 680 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed