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Electronic waste recycling rate by country

Proportion of electronic waste recycled (%).

Countries reporting
41
Highest
653.3%
Ukraine
Lowest
8.6%
Costa Rica
Median
81.4%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
467

What the numbers show

Electronic waste recycling rate is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 653.3% in Ukraine; the lowest is 8.6% in Costa Rica.

The median across all reporting countries is 81.4%, and the mean is 88.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 76.

Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 572.7%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 69.4%).

Electronic waste recycling rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ukraine 653.3% 2019 up 50.8% rising
2 Niger 100.0% 2019 unchanged flat
2 Iran 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
4 Croatia 91.2% 2018 down 1.2% flat
5 Iceland 90.4% 2018 up 35.5% rising
6 Finland 89.7% 2018 up 8.9% rising
7 Slovakia 88.9% 2018 up 4.1% rising
8 Luxembourg 88.0% 2018 up 8.5% flat
9 Poland 87.6% 2018 up 123.5% rising
10 Spain 86.2% 2018 up 8.0% rising
10 United Kingdom 86.2% 2018 up 13.4% rising
12 Estonia 85.7% 2018 up 5.3% rising
13 Germany 85.6% 2018 up 6.2% rising
14 Czechia 84.7% 2018 up 11.9% rising
15 Slovenia 84.6% 2018 up 25.3% rising
16 Italy 84.3% 2018 down 1.1% rising
17 Hungary 83.5% 2018 up 1.8% rising
18 Sweden 83.3% 2018 up 1.0% falling
19 Ireland 82.9% 2018 up 5.6% flat
20 Lithuania 82.2% 2017 up 31.9% rising
21 Norway 81.4% 2018 down 0.1% flat
21 Latvia 81.4% 2018 up 16.8% rising
23 Bulgaria 81.0% 2018 up 24.4% rising
24 Portugal 80.9% 2017 down 12.0% falling
25 Greece 80.7% 2018 down 2.5% rising
25 Denmark 80.7% 2018 down 10.7% flat
27 Austria 79.8% 2018 up 0.1% flat
28 Cyprus 78.3% 2017 down 1.1% rising
29 Netherlands 75.6% 2018 down 6.8% flat
30 France 74.2% 2018 down 2.2% rising
31 Romania 74.0% 2016 up 572.7% rising
32 Liechtenstein 73.0% 2018 down 27.0% falling
33 Belgium 72.5% 2018 down 5.8% flat
34 Malta 72.1% 2017 — volatile
35 Switzerland 59.4% 2022 down 27.0% falling
36 South Korea 44.1% 2022 up 82.3% rising
37 United States 42.5% 2018 up 12.9% rising
38 Japan 22.9% 2022 up 16.2% falling
39 Canada 20.6% 2022 down 69.4% falling
40 Honduras 15.5% 2023 — volatile
41 Costa Rica 8.6% 2023 — rising

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About this data

Indicator
Electronic waste recycling rate
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
41 places, 467 data points, 2000–2023
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Proportion of electronic waste recycled (%).