Electronic waste collected in France
France: Electronic waste collected was 1.04 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Electronic waste collected in France, 2006β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electronic waste collected in France is 1.04 million tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 117.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste collected in France peaked at 1.04 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,160 tonnes, in 2006.
France ranks 2nd of 52 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 221,050 tonnes | 15,160 tonnes | 393,273 tonnes | 4 |
| 2010s | 611,949 tonnes | 433,959 tonnes | 846,229 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 957,401 tonnes | 835,141 tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 1 Guadeloupe 5.37 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
More environment data for France
- Standard Deviation 0.427 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 6.40 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 7.87 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 97,624 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 33,621 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 2.79 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 2.58 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 2.62 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 2.53 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste collected in France?
- Electronic waste collected in France was 1.04 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste collected recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest electronic waste collected recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,160 tonnes in 2006.
- How does France rank for electronic waste collected?
- France ranks 2nd out of 52 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electronic waste collected rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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