Electronic waste recycling rate in Spain
Spain: Electronic waste recycling rate was 86.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste recycling rate in Spain, 2006–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, electronic waste recycling rate in Spain stood at 86.2%.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycling rate in Spain peaked at 87.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 2009.
Spain ranks 7th 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 | 73.5% | 65.7% | 79.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 67.4% | 87.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 285.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 27.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8102 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 42.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 12.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycling rate in Spain?
- Electronic waste recycling rate in Spain was 86.2% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycling rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 2009.
- How does Spain rank for electronic waste recycling rate?
- Spain ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
- Is electronic waste recycling rate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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 (%)