Electronic waste collected in United States of America
United States of America: Electronic waste collected was 3.90 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste collected in United States of America, 2000–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2018, electronic waste collected in United States of America stood at 3.90 million.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste collected in United States of America peaked at 3.95 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.00 million, in 2000.
United States of America ranks 6th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Electronic waste collected in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.00 million | — |
| 2005 | 2.54 million | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 3.07 million | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 3.26 million | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 3.45 million | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 3.64 million | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 3.84 million | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 3.95 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.86 million | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.86 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.90 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.27 million | 2.00 million | 2.54 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.64 million | 3.07 million | 3.95 million | 9 |
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More environment data for United States of America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 728,131 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 434,660 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -16.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste collected in United States of America?
- Electronic waste collected in United States of America was 3.90 million in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste collected recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest electronic waste collected recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.00 million in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for electronic waste collected?
- United States of America ranks 6th out of 28 groups with data for 2018.
- Is electronic waste collected rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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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