Electronic waste recycled in Europe
Europe: Electronic waste recycled was 5.59 million tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Electronic waste recycled in Europe, 2010β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electronic waste recycled in Europe is 5.59 million tonnes, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycled in Europe peaked at 5.59 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.73 million tonnes, in 2012.
Europe ranks 3rd of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.39 million tonnes | 3.73 million tonnes | 5.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.54 million tonnes | 5.51 million tonnes | 5.59 million tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 Guadeloupe 5.37 million tonnes compare
- 2 France 823,558 tonnes compare
- 3 Germany 765,743 tonnes compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 703,513 tonnes compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 560,000 tonnes compare
- 6 Poland 499,797 tonnes compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation 0.435 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation β Area 27,700 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Area 170,878 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Agricultural land 37.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Land area 7.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 7.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent crops β Area 15,732 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycled in Europe?
- Electronic waste recycled in Europe was 5.59 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste recycled recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.59 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycled recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.73 million tonnes in 2012.
- How does Europe rank for electronic waste recycled?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is electronic waste recycled rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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