Netherlands vs Spain: Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE)
Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 30.49 Kilogrammes per person against 21.67 Kilogrammes per person in Spain, a difference of 8.82 Kilogrammes per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Spain ranks 3rd of 7 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.28 Kilogrammes per person | 9.79 Kilogrammes per person | 13.49 Kilogrammes per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 29.1 Kilogrammes per person | 15.91 Kilogrammes per person | 13.19 Kilogrammes per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee), Netherlands or Spain?
- Netherlands, at 30.49 Kilogrammes per person against 21.67 Kilogrammes per person in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) between Netherlands and Spain?
- 8.82 Kilogrammes per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee)?
- Netherlands ranks 1st and Spain ranks 3rd of 7 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Products put on the market. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The dataset provides data on the generation, recycling and reuse of e-waste in OECD countries, one of the fastest growing and most complex waste streams in the world, affecting both human health and the environment and proliferating a loss of valuable raw materials. Data source(s): (i) OECD-UNITAR questionnaire for non-European countries (ii) Eurostat database for European countries Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 7, 2026 Database documentation