Electronic waste collected, per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Electronic waste collected, per capita was 0.2673 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste collected, per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2010–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, electronic waste collected, per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 0.2673. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 242.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste collected, per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 0.2673 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.052, in 2010.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 18th of 27 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.
Electronic waste collected, per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.052 | — |
| 2011 | 0.0534 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0781 | +46.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1615 | +106.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1641 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1862 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1841 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2023 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.219 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2446 | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2493 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.261 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2673 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1545 | 0.052 | 0.2446 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2592 | 0.2493 | 0.2673 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste collected, per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Electronic waste collected, per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean was 0.2673 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste collected, per capita recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2673 in 2022.
- What is the lowest electronic waste collected, per capita recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.052 in 2010.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for electronic waste collected, per capita?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 18th out of 27 groups with data for 2022.
- Is electronic waste collected, per capita rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 242.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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