Electronic waste collected, per capita in Western Europe

Western Europe: Electronic waste collected, per capita was 12.66 kg in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
12.66 kg
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
12.66 kg
in 2022
All-time low
8.46 kg
in 2012
Years of data
13
2010–2022

Electronic waste collected, per capita in Western Europe, 2010–2022

0510152010201620222010: 8.7 kg2011: 8.6 kg2012: 8.5 kg2013: 8.7 kg2014: 9 kg2015: 9.5 kg2016: 10.4 kg2017: 11 kg2018: 11.5 kg2019: 12.4 kg2020: 12.5 kg2021: 12.6 kg2022: 12.7 kg

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 12.66 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 0.8% on the previous year and up 49.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electronic waste collected, per capita in Western Europe peaked at 12.66 kg in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.46 kg, in 2012.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 9.83 kg 8.46 kg 12.38 kg 10
2020s 12.58 kg 12.51 kg 12.66 kg 3

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 1 Guadeloupe 13,951 kg compare
  2. 2 Barbados 66.56 kg compare
  3. 3 Liechtenstein, Principality of 22.42 kg compare
  4. 4 Norway 20.08 kg compare

See the full ranking of 84 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is electronic waste collected, per capita in Western Europe?
Electronic waste collected, per capita in Western Europe was 12.66 kg in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest electronic waste collected, per capita recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 12.66 kg in 2022.
What is the lowest electronic waste collected, per capita recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 8.46 kg in 2012.
How does Western Europe rank for electronic waste collected, per capita?
Western Europe ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2022.
Is electronic waste collected, per capita rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western 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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Indicator
Electronic waste collected, per capita (KG)
Unit
kg
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
84 places, 1,093 data points, 2000–2023
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