Electronic waste generated (Tonnes) by country
Countries reporting
27
Highest
35.76 million tonnes
United Republic of Tanzania
Lowest
888.12 tonnes
Micronesia
Median
152,240 tonnes
Years covered
26
2000β2025
Data points
912
What the numbers show
Electronic waste generated (Tonnes) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 35.76 million tonnes in United Republic of Tanzania; the lowest is 888.12 tonnes in Micronesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 152,240 tonnes, and the mean is 2.59 million tonnes.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 40,259.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 942.1%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 65.1%).
Electronic waste generated: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 35.76 million tonnes | 2017 | up 185.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Uganda | 18.55 million tonnes | 2017 | up 226.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Senegal | 4.41 million tonnes | 2017 | up 558.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Suriname | 3.58 million tonnes | 2021 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 2.64 million tonnes | 2022 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 6 | Republic of Korea | 954,060 tonnes | 2023 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 786,150 tonnes | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 8 | Australia and New Zealand | 710,920 tonnes | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 9 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 560,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Australia | 545,569 tonnes | 2022 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 11 | Thailand | 442,250 tonnes | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 12 | Colombia | 387,720 tonnes | 2022 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 13 | Hungary | 152,284 tonnes | 2023 | β | rising |
| 14 | Israel | 152,240 tonnes | 2023 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 15 | Malaysia | 85,641 tonnes | 2021 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 81,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 17 | Ecuador | 76,504 tonnes | 2015 | up 942.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Jordan | 36,364 tonnes | 2017 | up 160.3% | rising |
| 19 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31,394 tonnes | 2023 | β | rising |
| 20 | Melanesia | 23,829 tonnes | 2025 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 21 | Cyprus | 14,892 tonnes | 2023 | β | flat |
| 22 | Niger | 10,956 tonnes | 2019 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 9,592 tonnes | 2023 | β | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 6,390 tonnes | 2023 | up 106.1% | rising |
| 25 | Ukraine | 4,500 tonnes | 2019 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 26 | Polynesia | 1,194 tonnes | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 27 | Micronesia | 888.12 tonnes | 2025 | up 49.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 69.01 million tonnes
- Asia 35.31 million tonnes
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 23.67 million tonnes
- Europe and Northern America 21.93 million tonnes
- Eastern Asia 18.65 million tonnes
- Americas 15.33 million tonnes
- Europe 13.60 million tonnes
- United States of America 9.17 million tonnes
- Central and Southern Asia 8.33 million tonnes
- Northern America 8.32 million tonnes
- Southern Asia 7.86 million tonnes
- Latin America and the Caribbean 7.01 million tonnes