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 16th out of 35 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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 21.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.46 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.255 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0056 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0309 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7304 Mt CO2e (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 16th out of 35 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 (%)