Electronic waste collected in Americas
Americas: Electronic waste collected was 4.33 million tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste collected in Americas, 2010–2022
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 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Electronic waste collected in Americas, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.15 million tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 3.36 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 3.56 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 3.82 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 3.02 million tonnes | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 4.16 million tonnes | +37.7% |
| 2016 | 4.07 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.09 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.15 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 4.12 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.19 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.26 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 4.33 million tonnes | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electronic waste collected in Americas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +37.7% | 3.02 million tonnes | 4.16 million tonnes |
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 United States 3.90 million tonnes compare
- 3 France 1.04 million tonnes compare
- 4 Germany 906,121 tonnes compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 816,398 tonnes compare
- 5 United Kingdom 816,398 tonnes compare
- 7 Japan 604,000 tonnes compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (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 32 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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