Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste collected by country
The dataset provides data on the generation, recycling and reuse of e-waste in OECD countries, one of the fastest growing and most complex waste streams in the world, affecting both human health and the environment and proliferating a loss of valuable raw materials. Data source(s): (i) OECD-UNITAR questionnaire for...
What the numbers show
Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste collected is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 10.92 Kilogrammes per person in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.1053 Kilogrammes per person in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.67 Kilogrammes per person, and the mean is 4.69 Kilogrammes per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 104.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 633.1%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 82.4%).
Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 10.92 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | up 225.6% | rising |
| 2 | Czechia | 9.03 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | — | rising |
| 3 | United States | 8.5 Kilogrammes per person | 2018 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 4 | France | 7.88 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | — | rising |
| 5 | Austria | 7.54 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | — | falling |
| 6 | Norway | 7.18 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | — | flat |
| 7 | Ireland | 6.24 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | — | falling |
| 8 | Israel | 6.03 Kilogrammes per person | 2024 | up 633.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Finland | 5.44 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | — | flat |
| 10 | Belgium | 5.24 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | — | flat |
| 11 | Spain | 4.98 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | — | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 4.97 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | — | falling |
| 13 | Liechtenstein | 4.67 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | — | rising |
| 14 | Switzerland | 4.64 Kilogrammes per person | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 4.35 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 3.46 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | — | falling |
| 17 | Germany | 3.13 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | — | falling |
| 18 | Greece | 2.98 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | — | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 2.66 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | — | flat |
| 20 | Portugal | 1.8 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 21 | Canada | 1.68 Kilogrammes per person | 2022 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Malta | 1.66 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | — | falling |
| 23 | Japan | 1.33 Kilogrammes per person | 2022 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 24 | Cyprus | 0.7643 Kilogrammes per person | 2023 | — | falling |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 0.1053 Kilogrammes per person | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 5.3 Kilogrammes per person
- Croatia 3.77 Kilogrammes per person
About this data
The dataset provides data on the generation, recycling and reuse of e-waste in OECD countries, one of the fastest growing and most complex waste streams in the world, affecting both human health and the environment and proliferating a loss of valuable raw materials. Data source(s): (i) OECD-UNITAR questionnaire for non-European countries (ii) Eurostat database for European countries Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 7, 2026 Database documentation