Electronic waste recycling rate in Estonia
Estonia: Electronic waste recycling rate was 85.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste recycling rate in Estonia, 2007–2018
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 Estonia stood at 85.7%.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycling rate in Estonia peaked at 86.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 2013.
Estonia ranks 8th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.4% | 81.4% | 83.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 66.0% | 86.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More environment data for Estonia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 10.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.8405 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1338 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0778 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0311 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.539 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycling rate in Estonia?
- Electronic waste recycling rate in Estonia was 85.7% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycling rate recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 2013.
- How does Estonia rank for electronic waste recycling rate?
- Estonia ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
- Is electronic waste recycling rate rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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 (%)