Electronic waste collected, per capita in Northern America
Northern America: Electronic waste collected, per capita was 11.01 kg in 2022. β² Rising
Electronic waste collected, per capita in Northern America, 2010β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electronic waste collected, per capita in Northern America is 11.01 kg, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste collected, per capita in Northern America peaked at 11.22 kg in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.17 kg, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.16 kg | 8.17 kg | 11.22 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9 kg | 10.77 kg | 11.01 kg | 3 |
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More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 Β°C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper β Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste collected, per capita in Northern America?
- Electronic waste collected, per capita in Northern America was 11.01 kg in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste collected, per capita recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 11.22 kg in 2015.
- What is the lowest electronic waste collected, per capita recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.17 kg in 2014.
- How does Northern America rank for electronic waste collected, per capita?
- Northern America ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2022.
- Is electronic waste collected, per capita rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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