Electronic waste recycling rate by country
Proportion of electronic waste recycled (%)
Countries reporting
31
Highest
91.2%
Croatia
Lowest
20.0%
Japan
Median
81.4%
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
425
What the numbers show
Electronic waste recycling rate is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 91.2% in Croatia; the lowest is 20.0% in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 81.4%, and the mean is 75.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 12 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 91.2% | 2018 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 2 | Iceland | 90.4% | 2018 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 3 | Finland | 89.7% | 2018 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 4 | Slovakia | 88.9% | 2018 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 87.6% | 2018 | up 123.5% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 86.2% | 2018 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 8 | Estonia | 85.7% | 2018 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 85.6% | 2018 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 10 | Czechia | 84.7% | 2018 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 11 | Slovenia | 84.6% | 2018 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 84.3% | 2018 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 13 | Hungary | 83.5% | 2018 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 83.3% | 2018 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 16 | Lithuania | 82.2% | 2017 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 81.4% | 2018 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 17 | Norway | 81.4% | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 81.0% | 2018 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 80.9% | 2017 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 21 | Greece | 80.7% | 2018 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 80.7% | 2018 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 23 | Austria | 79.8% | 2018 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Cyprus | 78.3% | 2017 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands | 75.6% | 2018 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 26 | France | 74.2% | 2018 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 27 | Romania | 74.0% | 2016 | up 572.7% | rising |
| 29 | Belgium | 72.5% | 2018 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 31 | Switzerland | 59.4% | 2022 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 32 | South Korea | 44.1% | 2022 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 33 | United States | 42.5% | 2018 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 34 | Canada | 20.6% | 2022 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 35 | Japan | 20.0% | 2022 | up 19.9% | falling |
About this data
Proportion of electronic waste recycled (%)