Americas vs Australia and New Zealand: Proportion of electronic waste collected
Americas
30.0%
in 2022
Australia and New Zealand
42.8%
in 2022
Americas rank
8th
Australia and New Zealand rank
6th
Proportion of electronic waste collected over time
- Americas
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 42.8% against 30.0% in Americas, a difference of 12.8%.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.4 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th of 30 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 1 and Australia and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.4% | 12.9% | 19.5% | Americas |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 42.8% | 12.6% | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of electronic waste collected, Americas or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 42.8% against 30.0% in Americas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of electronic waste collected between Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
- 12.8%, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
- How do Americas and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for proportion of electronic waste collected?
- Americas ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of electronic waste collected (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.