Electronic waste generated, per capita in Melanesia
Melanesia: Electronic waste generated, per capita was 1.81 kg in 2025. β² Rising
Electronic waste generated, per capita in Melanesia, 2010β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 1.81 kg for electronic waste generated, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste generated, per capita in Melanesia peaked at 1.81 kg in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.03 kg, in 2010.
That places Melanesia 22nd out of 27 countries 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.29 kg | 1.03 kg | 1.56 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 kg | 1.62 kg | 1.81 kg | 6 |
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More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation 0.179 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 Β°C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) β Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per area of cropland 13.44 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste generated, per capita in Melanesia?
- Electronic waste generated, per capita in Melanesia was 1.81 kg in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste generated, per capita recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 kg in 2025.
- What is the lowest electronic waste generated, per capita recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 kg in 2010.
- How does Melanesia rank for electronic waste generated, per capita?
- Melanesia ranks 22nd out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electronic waste generated, per capita rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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