Electronic waste collected in Iceland
Iceland: Electronic waste collected was 5,160 tonnes in 2020. β² Rising
Electronic waste collected in Iceland, 2009β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 5,160 tonnes for electronic waste collected in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 224.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste collected in Iceland peaked at 5,373 tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,026 tonnes, in 2009.
Iceland ranks 40th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,026 tonnes | 1,026 tonnes | 1,026 tonnes | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,539 tonnes | 1,589 tonnes | 5,373 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,160 tonnes | 5,160 tonnes | 5,160 tonnes | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 37 RΓ©union 8,518 tonnes compare
- 38 Costa Rica 6,930 tonnes
- 39 Luxembourg 5,873 tonnes compare
- 41 Martinique 4,848 tonnes compare
- 42 Cyprus 3,627 tonnes compare
- 43 Malta 3,176 tonnes compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Standard Deviation 0.587 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 25,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 25,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 452 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 16 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 74 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 189 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 8,194 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 2,634 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste collected in Iceland?
- Electronic waste collected in Iceland was 5,160 tonnes in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste collected recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 5,373 tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest electronic waste collected recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,026 tonnes in 2009.
- How does Iceland rank for electronic waste collected?
- Iceland ranks 40th out of 52 countries with data for 2020.
- Is electronic waste collected rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 224.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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