Electronic waste recycling rate in Netherlands
Netherlands: Electronic waste recycling rate was 75.6% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Electronic waste recycling rate in Netherlands, 2005–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 75.6% for electronic waste recycling rate in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycling rate in Netherlands peaked at 83.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 2005.
Netherlands ranks 25th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.5% | 75.6% | 81.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 75.6% | 83.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More environment data for Netherlands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 145.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0143 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 17.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0619 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycling rate in Netherlands?
- Electronic waste recycling rate in Netherlands was 75.6% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycling rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for electronic waste recycling rate?
- Netherlands ranks 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
- Is electronic waste recycling rate rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands 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 (%)