Electronic waste generated, per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Electronic waste generated, per capita was 1.21 kg in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste generated, per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electronic waste generated, per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 1.21 kg, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste generated, per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1.21 kg in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5288 kg, in 2010.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 33rd out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Electronic waste generated, per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.5288 kg | — |
| 2011 | 0.5784 kg | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6263 kg | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6726 kg | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7188 kg | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7632 kg | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8087 kg | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8547 kg | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9005 kg | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9457 kg | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9881 kg | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.03 kg | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.07 kg | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.12 kg | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 1.17 kg | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 1.21 kg | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7398 kg | 0.5288 kg | 0.9457 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 kg | 0.9881 kg | 1.21 kg | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste generated, per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Electronic waste generated, per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1.21 kg in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste generated, per capita recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 kg in 2025.
- What is the lowest electronic waste generated, per capita recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5288 kg in 2010.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for electronic waste generated, per capita?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 33rd out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electronic waste generated, per capita rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Electronic waste generated, per capita (Kg). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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