Electronic waste recycling rate in Poland
Poland: Electronic waste recycling rate was 87.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste recycling rate in Poland, 2006–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 87.6% for electronic waste recycling rate in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 123.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycling rate in Poland peaked at 90.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 2008.
Poland ranks 9th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Electronic waste recycling rate in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 47.8% | — |
| 2007 | 55.6% | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 82.3% | +109.9% |
| 2010 | 78.4% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 76.3% | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 75.6% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +5.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 87.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.1%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Poland's 87.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.4%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electronic waste recycling rate in Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +109.9% | 39.2% | 82.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2% | 39.2% | 82.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 69.7% | 90.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More environment data for Poland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.777 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.73 % 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 0.1029 % 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 -4.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycling rate in Poland?
- Electronic waste recycling rate in Poland was 87.6% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycling rate recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 2008.
- How does Poland rank for electronic waste recycling rate?
- Poland ranks 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2018.
- Is electronic waste recycling rate rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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 (%).