Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of electronic waste recycled
Portugal
80.9%
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.2%
in 2022
Portugal rank
25th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
22nd
Proportion of electronic waste recycled over time
- Portugal
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 80.9% against 1.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 79.7%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 66.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd of 40 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of electronic waste recycled, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Portugal, at 80.9% against 1.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in proportion of electronic waste recycled between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 79.7%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2017.
- How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for proportion of electronic waste recycled?
- Portugal ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of electronic waste recycled (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.