Electronic waste recycling rate in Switzerland
Switzerland: Electronic waste recycling rate was 59.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Electronic waste recycling rate in Switzerland, 2010–2022
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 Switzerland is 59.4%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycling rate in Switzerland peaked at 81.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.8% | 65.7% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 59.4% | 65.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 29 Belgium 72.5% compare
- 32 South Korea 44.1% compare
- 33 United States 42.5% compare
- 34 Canada 20.6% compare
More environment data for Switzerland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 42.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.77 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2549 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0203 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0476 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0228 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2474 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycling rate in Switzerland?
- Electronic waste recycling rate in Switzerland was 59.4% in 2022, 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycling rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for electronic waste recycling rate?
- Switzerland ranks 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electronic waste recycling rate rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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 (%)