Electronic waste recycling rate in Greece
Greece: Electronic waste recycling rate was 80.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste recycling rate in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 80.7%.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycling rate in Greece peaked at 98.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2005.
That places Greece 25th out of 41 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Electronic waste recycling rate in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.4% | — |
| 2006 | 82.6% | +163.1% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 84.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +2.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 80.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.1%, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Greece's 80.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.4%, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electronic waste recycling rate in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +163.1% | 31.4% | 82.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.7% | 31.4% | 84.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 78.8% | 98.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % 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 -1.16 % 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 Greece?
- Electronic waste recycling rate in Greece was 80.7% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycling rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2005.
- How does Greece rank for electronic waste recycling rate?
- Greece ranks 25th out of 41 countries with data for 2018.
- Is electronic waste recycling rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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 (%).