Electronic waste collected in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Electronic waste collected was 3.23 million tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Electronic waste collected in Eastern Asia, 2010β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, electronic waste collected in Eastern Asia stood at 3.23 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 335.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste collected in Eastern Asia peaked at 3.23 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 740,618 tonnes, in 2012.
That places Eastern Asia 8th out of 33 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.93 million tonnes | 740,618 tonnes | 2.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.11 million tonnes | 2.99 million tonnes | 3.23 million tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 5 Japan 604,000 tonnes compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 560,000 tonnes compare
- 7 Poland 558,108 tonnes compare
- 8 Italy 509,906 tonnes compare
- 9 Spain 448,202 tonnes compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 292,362 tonnes compare
- 11 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 219,456 tonnes compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.309 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per area of cropland 65.98 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 5.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) β Export value 10.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste collected in Eastern Asia?
- Electronic waste collected in Eastern Asia was 3.23 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste collected recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest electronic waste collected recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 740,618 tonnes in 2012.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for electronic waste collected?
- Eastern Asia ranks 8th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is electronic waste collected rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 335.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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