Electronic waste recycling rate in Hungary
Hungary: Electronic waste recycling rate was 83.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste recycling rate in Hungary, 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 Hungary stood at 83.5%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycling rate in Hungary peaked at 87.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 2006.
Hungary ranks 13th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.8% | 76.7% | 83.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 81.5% | 87.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More environment data for Hungary
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 60.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4767 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0172 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycling rate in Hungary?
- Electronic waste recycling rate in Hungary was 83.5% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycling rate recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 2006.
- How does Hungary rank for electronic waste recycling rate?
- Hungary ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
- Is electronic waste recycling rate rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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 (%)