Electronic waste generated, per capita (Kg) by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
5,797 kg
Suriname
Lowest
0.1001 kg
Ukraine
Median
14.39 kg
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
934
What the numbers show
Electronic waste generated, per capita (Kg) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 5,797 kg in Suriname; the lowest is 0.1001 kg in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.39 kg, and the mean is 240.84 kg.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 57,920.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 787.1%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 99.9%).
Electronic waste generated, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 5,797 kg | 2021 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 642.47 kg | 2017 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Uganda | 461.63 kg | 2017 | up 141.0% | rising |
| 4 | Senegal | 284.98 kg | 2017 | up 400.6% | volatile |
| 5 | United States | 28.06 kg | 2018 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 6 | Australia and New Zealand | 22.06 kg | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 7 | Japan | 21.11 kg | 2022 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 8 | Australia | 21 kg | 2022 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 19.94 kg | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 10 | South Korea | 18.5 kg | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of Korea | 18.5 kg | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 12 | Hungary | 15.88 kg | 2023 | — | rising |
| 13 | Israel | 15.64 kg | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 14 | Cyprus | 15.55 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 15.39 kg | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 14.39 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.16 kg | 2023 | — | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 7.5 kg | 2022 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 19 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6.18 kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 20 | Thailand | 6.17 kg | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 21 | Caribbean | 5.88 kg | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 22 | Ecuador | 4.7 kg | 2015 | up 787.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Jordan | 3.55 kg | 2017 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 24 | Malaysia | 2.5 kg | 2021 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Melanesia | 1.81 kg | 2025 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 26 | Polynesia | 1.73 kg | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 27 | South Africa | 1.71 kg | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Micronesia | 1.68 kg | 2025 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 29 | Honduras | 0.6003 kg | 2023 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 30 | Niger | 0.4774 kg | 2019 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 31 | Ukraine | 0.1001 kg | 2019 | down 64.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 28.06 kg
- Northern Europe 22.84 kg
- Western Europe 21.77 kg
- Northern America 21.48 kg
- Europe and Northern America 19.37 kg
- Europe 18.27 kg
- Southern Europe 18.22 kg
- Oceania 15.81 kg
- Americas 14.53 kg
- Eastern Europe 14.09 kg
- Eastern Asia 11.29 kg
- South America 10.83 kg
- Central America 10.8 kg
- Western Asia 10.51 kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 10.49 kg
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 10.06 kg
- Southern Africa 8.52 kg
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 8.43 kg
- World 8.38 kg
- Asia 7.3 kg
- South-Eastern Asia 7.17 kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 6.39 kg
- Northern Africa 6.05 kg
- Central Asia 5.65 kg
- Central and Southern Asia 3.84 kg
- Southern Asia 3.77 kg
- Africa 2.6 kg
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 2.22 kg
- Western Africa 1.87 kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.85 kg
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 1.8 kg
- Middle Africa 1.51 kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.21 kg
- Eastern Africa 1.02 kg