Electronic waste collected, per capita in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Electronic waste collected, per capita was 1.94 kg in 2022. β² Rising
Electronic waste collected, per capita in Eastern Asia, 2010β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 1.94 kg for electronic waste collected, per capita in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 319.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste collected, per capita in Eastern Asia peaked at 1.94 kg in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4621 kg, in 2012.
Eastern Asia ranks 12th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.18 kg | 0.4621 kg | 1.68 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 kg | 1.8 kg | 1.94 kg | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.309 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per area of cropland 65.98 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 5.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) β Export value 10.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste collected, per capita in Eastern Asia?
- Electronic waste collected, per capita in Eastern Asia was 1.94 kg in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste collected, per capita recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 kg in 2022.
- What is the lowest electronic waste collected, per capita recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4621 kg in 2012.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for electronic waste collected, per capita?
- Eastern Asia ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2022.
- Is electronic waste collected, per capita rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 319.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Electronic waste collected, per capita (KG). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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