Electronic waste recycling rate in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Electronic waste recycling rate was 73.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Electronic waste recycling rate in Liechtenstein, 2007–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electronic waste recycling rate in Liechtenstein is 73.0%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycling rate in Liechtenstein peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2015.
Liechtenstein ranks 28th of 35 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 73.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 25 Netherlands 75.6% compare
- 26 France 74.2% compare
- 27 Romania 74.0% compare
- 29 Belgium 72.5% compare
- 31 Switzerland 59.4% compare
More environment data for Liechtenstein
- Aquaculture production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.0434 hectares per person (2023)
- Forest area 5,980 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 86 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 1.4% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 86 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycling rate in Liechtenstein?
- Electronic waste recycling rate in Liechtenstein was 73.0% 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycling rate recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2015.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for electronic waste recycling rate?
- Liechtenstein ranks 28th out of 35 regions with data for 2018.
- Is electronic waste recycling rate rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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 (%)