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 12th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Electronic waste recycling rate in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 83.2% | — |
| 2008 | 81.4% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 82.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 69.5% | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 80.4% | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | +28.9% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 85.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.1%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 85.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.4%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -5.71 % 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 -0.0832 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (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 12th out of 41 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 (%).