Electronic waste recycled in Greece
Greece: Electronic waste recycled was 69,463 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste recycled in Greece, 2005–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Greece recorded 69,463 tonnes for electronic waste recycled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.6% on the previous year and up 100.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycled in Greece peaked at 69,463 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 239 tonnes, in 2005.
Greece ranks 19th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Electronic waste recycled in Greece, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 239 tonnes | — |
| 2006 | 9,365 tonnes | +3818.4% |
| 2007 | 24,236 tonnes | +158.8% |
| 2008 | 39,045 tonnes | +61.1% |
| 2009 | 55,883 tonnes | +43.1% |
| 2010 | 45,598 tonnes | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 38,495 tonnes | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 33,578 tonnes | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 34,671 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 38,144 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 43,888 tonnes | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 45,881 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 43,998 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 46,825 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 51,169 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 51,476 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 51,111 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 52,367 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 69,463 tonnes | +32.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 69,463 tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59,384 tonnes, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Greece's 69,463 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 55,938 tonnes, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electronic waste recycled in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +3818.4% | 239 tonnes | 9,365 tonnes |
| 2007 | +158.8% | 9,365 tonnes | 24,236 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25,754 tonnes | 239 tonnes | 55,883 tonnes | 5 |
| 2010s | 42,225 tonnes | 33,578 tonnes | 51,169 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,104 tonnes | 51,111 tonnes | 69,463 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycled in Greece?
- Electronic waste recycled in Greece was 69,463 tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste recycled recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 69,463 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycled recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 239 tonnes in 2005.
- How does Greece rank for electronic waste recycled?
- Greece ranks 19th out of 52 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electronic waste recycled rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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