Proportion of electronic waste recycled (%) by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
653.3%
Ukraine
Lowest
8.6%
Costa Rica
Median
82.2%
Years covered
19
2005β2023
Data points
785
What the numbers show
Proportion of electronic waste recycled (%) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 653.3% in Ukraine; the lowest is 8.6% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 82.2%, and the mean is 90.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 76.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 572.7%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 69.4%).
Proportion of electronic waste recycled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 653.3% | 2019 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 2 | Niger | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Croatia | 91.2% | 2018 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 5 | Iceland | 90.4% | 2018 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 89.7% | 2018 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 7 | Slovakia | 88.9% | 2018 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 88.0% | 2018 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 87.6% | 2018 | up 123.5% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 86.2% | 2018 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 86.2% | 2018 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 12 | Estonia | 85.7% | 2018 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 85.6% | 2018 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 14 | Czechia | 84.7% | 2018 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 84.6% | 2018 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 84.3% | 2018 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 83.5% | 2018 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 83.3% | 2018 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 19 | Ireland | 82.9% | 2018 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 20 | Lithuania | 82.2% | 2017 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 81.4% | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Latvia | 81.4% | 2018 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 81.0% | 2018 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 80.9% | 2017 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 25 | Denmark | 80.7% | 2018 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 25 | Greece | 80.7% | 2018 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 79.8% | 2018 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Cyprus | 78.3% | 2017 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 75.6% | 2018 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 30 | France | 74.2% | 2018 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 31 | Romania | 74.0% | 2016 | up 572.7% | rising |
| 32 | Liechtenstein | 73.0% | 2018 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 33 | Belgium | 72.5% | 2018 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 34 | Malta | 72.1% | 2017 | β | volatile |
| 35 | Australia and New Zealand | 42.8% | 2022 | up 416.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Japan | 22.9% | 2022 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 37 | Canada | 20.6% | 2022 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 38 | Honduras | 15.5% | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 39 | 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%