Electronic waste recycling rate in Lithuania
Lithuania: Electronic waste recycling rate was 82.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste recycling rate in Lithuania, 2005–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, electronic waste recycling rate in Lithuania stood at 82.2%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycling rate in Lithuania peaked at 82.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2005.
That places Lithuania 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Electronic waste recycling rate in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 42.6% | — |
| 2006 | 63.4% | +48.8% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 61.8% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 77.1% | +24.8% |
| 2010 | 72.4% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 82.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | -0.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 82.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.1%, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 82.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.4%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electronic waste recycling rate in Lithuania 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 | +48.8% | 42.6% | 63.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.4% | 42.6% | 77.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 68.7% | 82.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More environment data for Lithuania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.889 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.41 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.1849 % 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 -0.1333 % 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 -0.7946 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycling rate in Lithuania?
- Electronic waste recycling rate in Lithuania was 82.2% in 2017, 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycling rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2005.
- How does Lithuania rank for electronic waste recycling rate?
- Lithuania ranks 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2017.
- Is electronic waste recycling rate rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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 (%).