Electronic waste collected, per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Electronic waste collected, per capita was 11.94 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste collected, per capita in United States of America, 2000–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 11.94 for electronic waste collected, per capita in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste collected, per capita in United States of America peaked at 12.3 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.11, in 2000.
That places United States of America 2nd out of 27 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Electronic waste collected, per capita in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.11 | — |
| 2005 | 8.6 | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 9.91 | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 10.45 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 10.98 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 11.51 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 12.05 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 12.3 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 11.94 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 11.86 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 11.94 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.85 | 7.11 | 8.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.44 | 9.91 | 12.3 | 9 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 1 Guadeloupe 13,951 compare
- 2 Barbados 66.56 compare
- 3 Liechtenstein 22.42 compare
- 4 Norway 20.08 compare
- 5 Bulgaria 17.94 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste collected, per capita in United States of America?
- Electronic waste collected, per capita in United States of America was 11.94 in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste collected, per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3 in 2015.
- What is the lowest electronic waste collected, per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.11 in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for electronic waste collected, per capita?
- United States of America ranks 2nd out of 27 groups with data for 2018.
- Is electronic waste collected, per capita rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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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