Electronic waste recycling rate in Belgium
Belgium: Electronic waste recycling rate was 72.5% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Electronic waste recycling rate in Belgium, 2005–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, electronic waste recycling rate in Belgium stood at 72.5%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycling rate in Belgium peaked at 80.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2016.
Belgium ranks 29th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.1% | 73.8% | 79.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 72.5% | 80.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 26 France 74.2% compare
- 27 Romania 74.0% compare
- 31 Switzerland 59.4% compare
- 32 South Korea 44.1% compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 107.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2815 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0377 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0561 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0383 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycling rate in Belgium?
- Electronic waste recycling rate in Belgium was 72.5% in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electronic waste recycling rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycling rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for electronic waste recycling rate?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
- Is electronic waste recycling rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electronic waste recycling rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of electronic waste recycled (%)