10 Highest Reported EU E-Waste Collection Amounts per Person, 2024
Source:
Eurostat - env_waseleeos, 2024
Key Findings
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Bulgaria leads in separately collected electrical and electronic waste (kg/person) with 18.86 in 2024.
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Average separately collected electrical and electronic waste (kg/person) in 2024: 15.89 · median: 16.14.
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Gap in 2024: Bulgaria is 1.6× larger than Ireland.
About This Dataset
10 Highest Reported EU E-Waste Collection Amounts per Person, 2024
Bulgaria records 18.86 kg of separately collected electrical and electronic waste per person in 2024, followed by Czechia at 17.80 kg. Eurostat env_waseleeos uses annual frequency, six-category WEEE scope EE6, waste collected COL and KG_HAB. Collection covers households and other sources together; it is not only household bins, total waste generated, treatment, recycling or a collection-rate percentage. The ten largest observations are selected from 22 EU countries with numeric data. Italy, Lithuania, Hungary, Romania and Sweden have no values in this filtered snapshot; missing is not zero. None of the ten selected observations has a quality flag, and there is no cutoff tie. The EU aggregate is 12.31 kg/person with source flag i, meaning see metadata/information; it is not an unweighted average of the 22 countries. The verified October 14, 2026 Eurostat release provides a current news hook. Electronics replacement during November sales is a plausible seasonal use, not evidence of rising searches or a measurement of holiday waste.
Analysis
Bulgaria exceeds the EU aggregate by 6.55 kg/person, or 53.21%, and tenth-ranked Ireland by 6.72 kg/person. Nine of the 22 reported countries exceed the EU benchmark; Ireland is in the top ten while below it. More collected kilograms can reflect equipment stocks, reporting and collection systems, so this chart alone cannot rank environmental performance.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Eurostat - env_waseleeos, 2024
- Coverage
- 10 entities · 2024 · 10 observations
- Measure
- separately collected electrical and electronic waste (kg/person)
- Last updated
- 31 October 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
Data Sources & References
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