Electronic waste recycling rate in Belgium
Belgium: Electronic waste recycling rate was 72.5% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
72.5%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
33rd
of 41 countries
All-time high
80.2%
in 2010
All-time low
72.5%
in 2016
Years of data
14
2005–2018
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 33rd of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Electronic waste recycling rate in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 73.8% | — |
| 2006 | 76.7% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 79.9% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 72.5% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | -3.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 72.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.1%, 87% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 72.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.4%, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 30 France 74.2% compare
- 31 Romania 74.0% compare
- 32 Liechtenstein 73.0% compare
- 34 Malta 72.1% compare
- 35 Switzerland 59.4% compare
- 36 South Korea 44.1% compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % 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 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 33rd out of 41 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 (%).