Proportion of electronic waste recycled in Germany
Germany: Proportion of electronic waste recycled was 85.6% in 2018. β² Rising
Proportion of electronic waste recycled in Germany, 2006β2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 85.6% for proportion of electronic waste recycled in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of electronic waste recycled in Germany peaked at 86.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 2015.
Germany ranks 13th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.3% | 79.6% | 80.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 79.3% | 86.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Standard Deviation 0.613 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 12.40 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 14.19 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 568,040 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 183,493 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 8.66 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 8.73 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 4.99 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 5.60 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of electronic waste recycled in Germany?
- Proportion of electronic waste recycled in Germany was 85.6% in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of electronic waste recycled recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of electronic waste recycled recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 2015.
- How does Germany rank for proportion of electronic waste recycled?
- Germany ranks 13th out of 39 countries with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of electronic waste recycled rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of electronic waste recycled (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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