About this Dataset

Waste - Electrical And Electronic Equipment (e-waste Or WEEE)

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 (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/waste/data/database) for European countries

Contact : ENV.Stat@oecd.org

Dataset release date : March 7, 2025

Database documentation

Tables

Observations

@oecd.oecd_env_epi_dsd_ewaste_df_ewaste_v1_0.observations

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CREATE TABLE observations (
  "dataflow" VARCHAR,
  "ref_area" VARCHAR,
  "freq" VARCHAR,
  "product_categories" VARCHAR,
  "unit_measure" VARCHAR,
  "measure" VARCHAR,
  "time_period" BIGINT,
  "obs_value" DOUBLE,
  "obs_status" VARCHAR,
  "unit_mult" BIGINT,
  "decimals" BIGINT
);