Electronic waste recycling rate in Finland
Finland: Electronic waste recycling rate was 89.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste recycling rate in Finland, 2005–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 89.7% for electronic waste recycling rate in 2018.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycling rate in Finland peaked at 92.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 2006.
Finland ranks 3rd of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.8% | 78.8% | 86.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 87.8% | 92.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 48.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.66 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4939 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1291 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1431 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1555 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0276 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycling rate in Finland?
- Electronic waste recycling rate in Finland was 89.7% 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycling rate recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 2006.
- How does Finland rank for electronic waste recycling rate?
- Finland ranks 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
- Is electronic waste recycling rate rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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 (%)