Electronic waste collected in Americas
Americas: Electronic waste collected was 4.33 million tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Electronic waste collected in Americas, 2010β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electronic waste collected in Americas is 4.33 million tonnes, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste collected in Americas peaked at 4.33 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.02 million tonnes, in 2014.
Americas ranks 4th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.75 million tonnes | 3.02 million tonnes | 4.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 million tonnes | 4.19 million tonnes | 4.33 million tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 Guadeloupe 5.37 million tonnes compare
- 2 France 1.04 million tonnes compare
- 3 Germany 906,121 tonnes compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 816,398 tonnes compare
- 5 Japan 604,000 tonnes compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 560,000 tonnes compare
- 7 Poland 558,108 tonnes compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation 0.303 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 Β°C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood β Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel β Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous β Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous β Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous β Import quantity 28.04 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste collected in Americas?
- Electronic waste collected in Americas was 4.33 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste collected recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 4.33 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest electronic waste collected recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 million tonnes in 2014.
- How does Americas rank for electronic waste collected?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is electronic waste collected rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Electronic waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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