Proportion of electronic waste recycled in Spain
Spain: Proportion of electronic waste recycled was 86.2% in 2018. β² Rising
Proportion of electronic waste recycled in Spain, 2006β2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 86.2% for proportion of electronic waste recycled in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of electronic waste recycled in Spain peaked at 87.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 2009.
Spain ranks 10th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.5% | 65.7% | 79.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 67.4% | 87.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Standard Deviation 0.402 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 4.46 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 5.70 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 166,071 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 130,048 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1.80 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 1.80 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 2.02 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 2.10 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of electronic waste recycled in Spain?
- Proportion of electronic waste recycled in Spain was 86.2% in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of electronic waste recycled recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of electronic waste recycled recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 2009.
- How does Spain rank for proportion of electronic waste recycled?
- Spain ranks 10th out of 39 countries with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of electronic waste recycled rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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