Electronic waste recycling rate in Slovakia
Slovakia: Electronic waste recycling rate was 88.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste recycling rate in Slovakia, 2005–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electronic waste recycling rate in Slovakia is 88.9%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycling rate in Slovakia peaked at 90.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2005.
That places Slovakia 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Electronic waste recycling rate in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 71.8% | — |
| 2006 | 83.7% | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 85.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 88.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.1%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 88.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.4%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.1% | 71.8% | 85.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 85.1% | 90.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More environment data for Slovakia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.652 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.24 % 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 -1.04 % 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 -0.4834 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycling rate in Slovakia?
- Electronic waste recycling rate in Slovakia was 88.9% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycling rate recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2005.
- How does Slovakia rank for electronic waste recycling rate?
- Slovakia ranks 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2018.
- Is electronic waste recycling rate rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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 (%).