Proportion of electronic waste collected in Europe
Europe: Proportion of electronic waste collected was 42.8% in 2022. β² Rising
Proportion of electronic waste collected in Europe, 2010β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe recorded 42.8% for proportion of electronic waste collected in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of electronic waste collected in Europe peaked at 43.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 2014.
Europe ranks 2nd of 22 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.8% | 34.3% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 42.8% | 43.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 Ukraine 653.3% compare
- 2 Niger 100.0% compare
- 3 Luxembourg 61.2%
- 4 Hungary 51.4%
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 42.8% compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation β Area 27,700 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Area 170,878 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Agricultural land 37.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Land area 7.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 7.21 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of electronic waste collected in Europe?
- Proportion of electronic waste collected in Europe was 42.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of electronic waste collected recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of electronic waste collected recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 2014.
- How does Europe rank for proportion of electronic waste collected?
- Europe ranks 2nd out of 22 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of electronic waste collected rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of electronic waste collected (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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