Electronic waste recycling rate in Sweden
Sweden: Electronic waste recycling rate was 83.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Electronic waste recycling rate in Sweden, 2005–2018
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 Sweden stood at 83.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycling rate in Sweden peaked at 94.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 81.9%, in 2007.
Sweden ranks 14th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.4% | 81.9% | 94.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 83.3% | 84.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More environment data for Sweden
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 52.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3307 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2101 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1974 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0287 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycling rate in Sweden?
- Electronic waste recycling rate in Sweden was 83.3% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycling rate recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 2007.
- How does Sweden rank for electronic waste recycling rate?
- Sweden ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
- Is electronic waste recycling rate rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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 (%)