Proportion of electronic waste collected (%) by country
Countries reporting
11
Highest
653.3%
Ukraine
Lowest
8.6%
Costa Rica
Median
42.8%
Years covered
14
2010β2023
Data points
420
What the numbers show
Proportion of electronic waste collected (%) is currently reported for 11 countries. The highest value is 653.3% in Ukraine; the lowest is 8.6% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 42.8%, and the mean is 100.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 76.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Australia and New Zealand (up 416.1%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 69.4%).
Proportion of electronic waste collected: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 653.3% | 2019 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Niger | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 61.2% | 2023 | β | falling |
| 5 | Hungary | 51.4% | 2023 | β | falling |
| 6 | Australia and New Zealand | 42.8% | 2022 | up 416.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Cyprus | 24.4% | 2023 | β | falling |
| 8 | Japan | 22.9% | 2022 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 9 | Canada | 20.6% | 2022 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 10 | Honduras | 15.5% | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 8.6% | 2023 | β | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Europe 58.4%
- Northern America 52.1%
- Europe and Northern America 46.3%
- Europe 42.8%
- Northern Europe 42.4%
- Oceania 41.4%
- Southern Europe 39.6%
- Americas 30.0%
- Eastern Europe 27.3%
- World 22.3%
- Eastern Asia 19.8%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 15.6%