Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste in Ireland
Ireland: Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste was 6.24 Kilogrammes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste in Ireland, 2019–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste in Ireland stood at 6.24 Kilogrammes per person. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 16.7% over five years.
That places Ireland 7th out of 25 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.5 Kilogrammes per person | 7.5 Kilogrammes per person | 7.5 Kilogrammes per person | 1 |
| 2020s | 6.97 Kilogrammes per person | 6.24 Kilogrammes per person | 7.48 Kilogrammes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4654 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 9.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste in Ireland?
- Waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste in Ireland was 6.24 Kilogrammes per person in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 Kilogrammes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.24 Kilogrammes per person in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste?
- Ireland ranks 7th out of 25 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste collected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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