Electronic waste recycled in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Electronic waste recycled was 1.00 million tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste recycled in Eastern Europe, 2010–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Eastern Europe recorded 1.00 million tonnes for electronic waste recycled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 158.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycled in Eastern Europe peaked at 1.00 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 354,875 tonnes, in 2010.
That places Eastern Europe 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Electronic waste recycled in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 354,875 tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 360,973 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 388,927 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 408,432 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 503,081 tonnes | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 587,173 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 683,590 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 706,587 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 716,157 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 958,099 tonnes | +33.8% |
| 2020 | 993,225 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 977,181 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million tonnes | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electronic waste recycled in Eastern Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +33.8% | 716,157 tonnes | 958,099 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 566,789 tonnes | 354,875 tonnes | 958,099 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 991,675 tonnes | 977,181 tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.81 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 339.05 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 89.12 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 249.93 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 13.20 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycled in Eastern Europe?
- Electronic waste recycled in Eastern Europe was 1.00 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste recycled recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.00 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycled recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 354,875 tonnes in 2010.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for electronic waste recycled?
- Eastern Europe ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2022.
- Is electronic waste recycled rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Electronic waste recycled (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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