Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste in Switzerland
Switzerland: Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste was 4.64 Kilogrammes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste in Switzerland, 2010–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste in Switzerland is 4.64 Kilogrammes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste in Switzerland peaked at 4.64 Kilogrammes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.32 Kilogrammes per person, in 2017.
That places Switzerland 14th out of 25 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.81 Kilogrammes per person | 3.32 Kilogrammes per person | 4.17 Kilogrammes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.28 Kilogrammes per person | 4.05 Kilogrammes per person | 4.64 Kilogrammes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.7024 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.26 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste in Switzerland?
- Waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste in Switzerland was 4.64 Kilogrammes per person in 2024, 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.64 Kilogrammes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.32 Kilogrammes per person in 2017.
- How does Switzerland rank for waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
- Is waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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