Electronic waste collected (Tonnes) by country
Countries reporting
56
Highest
5.37 million tonnes
Guadeloupe
Lowest
27.4 tonnes
Jamaica
Median
54,509 tonnes
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
1,144
What the numbers show
Electronic waste collected (Tonnes) is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 5.37 million tonnes in Guadeloupe; the lowest is 27.4 tonnes in Jamaica.
The median across all reporting countries is 54,509 tonnes, and the mean is 321,319 tonnes.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Guadeloupe (up 181,218.0%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 99.8%).
Electronic waste collected: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadeloupe | 5.37 million tonnes | 2022 | up 181,218.0% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 3.90 million tonnes | 2018 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 3 | France | 1.04 million tonnes | 2023 | up 117.0% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 906,121 tonnes | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 816,398 tonnes | 2018 | up 82.2% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 816,398 tonnes | 2018 | up 82.2% | rising |
| 7 | Japan | 604,000 tonnes | 2022 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 8 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 560,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 558,108 tonnes | 2023 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Italy | 509,906 tonnes | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 448,202 tonnes | 2023 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 292,362 tonnes | 2022 | up 613.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 219,456 tonnes | 2023 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 14 | Czechia | 182,417 tonnes | 2023 | up 236.5% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 169,151 tonnes | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 159,382 tonnes | 2022 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 17 | Romania | 145,907 tonnes | 2021 | up 594.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Austria | 144,941 tonnes | 2023 | up 88.6% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 135,216 tonnes | 2021 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 115,657 tonnes | 2023 | up 228.9% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 110,811 tonnes | 2023 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 22 | Denmark | 89,243 tonnes | 2023 | up 23.8% | flat |
| 23 | Greece | 84,725 tonnes | 2023 | up 121.4% | rising |
| 24 | Hungary | 78,317 tonnes | 2023 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 73,901 tonnes | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 63,946 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 61,230 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 59,369 tonnes | 2023 | up 162.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Ecuador | 49,649 tonnes | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Croatia | 32,042 tonnes | 2023 | up 113.3% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 29,400 tonnes | 2019 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 26,322 tonnes | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 19,574 tonnes | 2023 | up 305.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Barbados | 18,780 tonnes | 2021 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovenia | 16,635 tonnes | 2023 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 13,613 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Estonia | 12,498 tonnes | 2023 | up 168.3% | rising |
| 38 | Niger | 10,956 tonnes | 2019 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 39 | Reunion | 8,518 tonnes | 2022 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 39 | Réunion | 8,518 tonnes | 2022 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 6,930 tonnes | 2023 | — | rising |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 5,873 tonnes | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 43 | Iceland | 5,160 tonnes | 2020 | up 224.7% | rising |
| 44 | Martinique | 4,848 tonnes | 2022 | up 233.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Cyprus | 3,627 tonnes | 2023 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 3,176 tonnes | 2023 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Honduras | 990 tonnes | 2023 | — | rising |
| 48 | Liechtenstein | 893.2 tonnes | 2023 | up 207.7% | volatile |
| 49 | French Guiana | 739 tonnes | 2022 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Andorra | 374.6 tonnes | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 51 | Cuba | 241.8 tonnes | 2021 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 52 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 201.8 tonnes | 2023 | up 288.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Mauritius | 191 tonnes | 2021 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 115 tonnes | 2023 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Caribbean | 97.53 tonnes | 2022 | up 225.1% | rising |
| 56 | Jamaica | 27.4 tonnes | 2022 | — | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 13.78 million tonnes
- Europe and Northern America 9.74 million tonnes
- Europe 5.59 million tonnes
- Americas 4.33 million tonnes
- Northern America 4.15 million tonnes
- United States of America 3.90 million tonnes
- Asia 3.57 million tonnes
- Eastern Asia 3.23 million tonnes
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 3.23 million tonnes
- Western Europe 2.48 million tonnes
- Southern Europe 1.07 million tonnes
- Northern Europe 1.04 million tonnes
- Eastern Europe 1.00 million tonnes
- Oceania 292,362 tonnes
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 270,064 tonnes
- Western Asia 270,064 tonnes
- Latin America and the Caribbean 176,506 tonnes
- South America 116,120 tonnes
- Central and Southern Asia 72,827 tonnes
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 67,000 tonnes
- Central America 60,288 tonnes
- Southern Asia 60,069 tonnes
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 21,359 tonnes
- Central Asia 12,758 tonnes
- Africa 2,420 tonnes
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2,420 tonnes
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 2,370 tonnes
- Eastern Africa 2,321 tonnes
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2,192 tonnes
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 226.21 tonnes
- Middle Africa 67.61 tonnes
- Southern Africa 30.93 tonnes