Proportion of electronic waste recycled in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of electronic waste recycled was 83.3% in 2018. βΌ Falling
Proportion of electronic waste recycled in Sweden, 2005β2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 83.3% for proportion of electronic waste recycled in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of electronic waste recycled in Sweden peaked at 94.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 81.9%, in 2007.
Sweden ranks 17th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.4% | 81.9% | 94.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 83.3% | 84.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 14 Slovenia, Republic of 84.6% compare
- 15 Italy 84.3% compare
- 16 Hungary 83.5% compare
- 18 Ireland 82.9% compare
- 19 Lithuania, Republic of 82.2% compare
- 20 Latvia, Republic of 81.4% compare
- 20 Norway 81.4% compare
More environment data for Sweden
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 926,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 11.84 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 9,814 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 2,928 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 6.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 6.40 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 501,136 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of electronic waste recycled in Sweden?
- Proportion of electronic waste recycled in Sweden was 83.3% in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of electronic waste recycled recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of electronic waste recycled recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 2007.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of electronic waste recycled?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of electronic waste recycled rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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