Electronic waste recycled in Spain
Spain: Electronic waste recycled was 316,443 tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Electronic waste recycled in Spain, 2006β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Spain recorded 316,443 tonnes for electronic waste recycled in 2023.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycled in Spain peaked at 337,863 tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 90,065 tonnes, in 2009.
That places Spain 8th out of 49 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 163,972 tonnes | 90,065 tonnes | 236,203 tonnes | 4 |
| 2010s | 188,307 tonnes | 106,571 tonnes | 296,079 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 312,012 tonnes | 289,091 tonnes | 337,863 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 560,000 tonnes compare
- 6 Poland 499,797 tonnes compare
- 7 Italy 429,282 tonnes compare
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 292,362 tonnes compare
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 176,762 tonnes compare
- 11 Czechia 172,847 tonnes compare
More environment data for Spain
- Standard Deviation 0.402 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 4.46 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 5.70 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 166,071 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 130,048 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1.80 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 1.80 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 2.02 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 2.10 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycled in Spain?
- Electronic waste recycled in Spain was 316,443 tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste recycled recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 337,863 tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycled recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,065 tonnes in 2009.
- How does Spain rank for electronic waste recycled?
- Spain ranks 8th out of 49 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electronic waste recycled rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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