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 6th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 348.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 20.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 14.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1103 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 43.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1143 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2154 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.21 Mt CO2e (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 6th out of 35 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 (%)