Electronic waste collected, per capita in Europe
Europe: Electronic waste collected, per capita was 7.52 kg in 2022. β² Rising
Electronic waste collected, per capita in Europe, 2010β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Europe recorded 7.52 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 1.4% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste collected, per capita in Europe peaked at 7.52 kg in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.05 kg, in 2012.
Europe ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.92 kg | 5.05 kg | 7.27 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.44 kg | 7.38 kg | 7.52 kg | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation 0.435 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation β Area 27,700 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Area 170,878 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Agricultural land 37.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Land area 7.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 7.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent crops β Area 15,732 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste collected, per capita in Europe?
- Electronic waste collected, per capita in Europe was 7.52 kg in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste collected, per capita recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.52 kg in 2022.
- What is the lowest electronic waste collected, per capita recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.05 kg in 2012.
- How does Europe rank for electronic waste collected, per capita?
- Europe ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2022.
- Is electronic waste collected, per capita rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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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