Recycling rate of waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) separately collected by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
94.8%
Czechia
Lowest
62.8%
Denmark
Median
82.8%
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
649
What the numbers show
Recycling rate of waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) separately collected is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 94.8% in Czechia; the lowest is 62.8% in Denmark.
The median across all reporting countries is 82.8%, and the mean is 83.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 62.5%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 26.6%).
Recycling rate of waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia | 94.8% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 2 | Slovakia | 92.4% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 2 | Slovakia | 92.4% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 4 | Iceland | 91.9% | 2020 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 5 | Portugal | 90.6% | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 6 | Croatia | 90.2% | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 6 | Croatia | 90.2% | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 89.6% | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 89.6% | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 10 | Cyprus | 89.5% | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 88.8% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 87.9% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 86.1% | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 84.5% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 84.2% | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 16 | Austria | 83.3% | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 82.9% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 17 | Slovenia | 82.9% | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 17 | Slovenia | 82.9% | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 82.8% | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 21 | Estonia | 82.4% | 2023 | up 24.8% | flat |
| 21 | Estonia | 82.4% | 2023 | up 24.8% | flat |
| 23 | Norway | 82.0% | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 23 | Greece | 82.0% | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 25 | Latvia | 81.4% | 2023 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 25 | Latvia | 81.4% | 2023 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 27 | Lithuania | 81.1% | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 81.1% | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands | 80.5% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 29 | Netherlands | 80.5% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 31 | Hungary | 80.1% | 2023 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 32 | France | 79.1% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 79.0% | 2021 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 34 | Sweden | 76.3% | 2021 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 35 | Liechtenstein | 73.0% | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 36 | Malta | 71.6% | 2023 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Spain | 70.6% | 2023 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 38 | Denmark | 62.8% | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.