Electronic waste recycling rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Electronic waste recycling rate was 8.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.6%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
41st
of 41 countries
All-time high
8.6%
in 2023
All-time low
7.4%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Electronic waste recycling rate in Costa Rica, 2019–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 8.6% for electronic waste recycling rate in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% over five years.
That places Costa Rica 41st out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Electronic waste recycling rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.6% | — |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +1.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 8.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.4%, 11% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % 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 -0.3048 % 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 Costa Rica?
- Electronic waste recycling rate in Costa Rica was 8.6% in 2023, 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycling rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for electronic waste recycling rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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 (%).