Electronic waste generated (Tonnes) by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
35.76 million tonnes
United Republic of Tanzania
Lowest
888.12 tonnes
Micronesia
Median
152,284 tonnes
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
934
What the numbers show
Electronic waste generated (Tonnes) is currently reported for 31 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 152,284 tonnes, and the mean is 2.60 million tonnes.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 40,259.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 942.1%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 99.9%).
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 | United States | 9.17 million tonnes | 2018 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 4 | Senegal | 4.41 million tonnes | 2017 | up 558.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Suriname | 3.58 million tonnes | 2021 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 6 | Japan | 2.64 million tonnes | 2022 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 954,060 tonnes | 2023 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 7 | South Korea | 954,060 tonnes | 2023 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 786,150 tonnes | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 10 | Australia and New Zealand | 710,920 tonnes | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 11 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 560,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Australia | 545,569 tonnes | 2022 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 442,250 tonnes | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 387,720 tonnes | 2022 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 15 | Caribbean | 262,559 tonnes | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 152,284 tonnes | 2023 | — | rising |
| 17 | Israel | 152,240 tonnes | 2023 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 108,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Malaysia | 85,641 tonnes | 2021 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 81,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 21 | Ecuador | 76,504 tonnes | 2015 | up 942.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Jordan | 36,364 tonnes | 2017 | up 160.3% | rising |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31,394 tonnes | 2023 | — | rising |
| 24 | Melanesia | 23,829 tonnes | 2025 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 14,892 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Niger | 10,956 tonnes | 2019 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 9,592 tonnes | 2023 | — | rising |
| 28 | Honduras | 6,390 tonnes | 2023 | up 106.1% | rising |
| 29 | Ukraine | 4,500 tonnes | 2019 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 30 | Polynesia | 1,194 tonnes | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 31 | 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
- South-Eastern Asia 5.02 million tonnes
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 4.98 million tonnes
- South America 4.75 million tonnes
- Western Europe 4.35 million tonnes
- Africa 4.03 million tonnes
- Eastern Europe 4.01 million tonnes
- Western Asia 3.30 million tonnes
- Southern Europe 2.75 million tonnes
- Northern Europe 2.50 million tonnes
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.36 million tonnes
- Central America 2.00 million tonnes
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.70 million tonnes
- Northern Africa 1.67 million tonnes
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 1.34 million tonnes
- Western Africa 871,268 tonnes
- Oceania 736,831 tonnes
- Southern Africa 630,392 tonnes
- Eastern Africa 522,233 tonnes
- Central Asia 472,542 tonnes
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 467,442 tonnes
- Middle Africa 331,857 tonnes
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 25,911 tonnes