Electronic waste collected in Northern America
Northern America: Electronic waste collected was 4.15 million tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Electronic waste collected in Northern America, 2010β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, electronic waste collected in Northern America stood at 4.15 million tonnes. 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 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste collected in Northern America peaked at 4.15 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.92 million tonnes, in 2014.
Northern America ranks 5th of 33 groups on this measure, 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 | 3.65 million tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | 4.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.09 million tonnes | 4.03 million tonnes | 4.15 million tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation 0.466 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 Β°C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper β Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Import quantity 5.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste collected in Northern America?
- Electronic waste collected in Northern America was 4.15 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste collected recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.15 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest electronic waste collected recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 million tonnes in 2014.
- How does Northern America rank for electronic waste collected?
- Northern America ranks 5th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is electronic waste collected rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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