Electronic waste generated in Canada
Canada: Electronic waste generated was 786,150 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste generated in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Canada recorded 786,150 tonnes for electronic waste generated in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste generated in Canada peaked at 786,150 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 306,300 tonnes, in 2000.
That places Canada 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Electronic waste generated in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 306,300 tonnes | — |
| 2005 | 412,590 tonnes | +34.7% |
| 2010 | 542,800 tonnes | +31.6% |
| 2011 | 571,960 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 600,840 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 628,080 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 653,360 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 675,620 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 696,300 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 712,990 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 727,880 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 740,980 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 752,340 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 763,410 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 774,430 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 786,150 tonnes | +1.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 786,150 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 348,926 tonnes, 2.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electronic waste generated in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +34.7% | 306,300 tonnes | 412,590 tonnes |
| 2010 | +31.6% | 412,590 tonnes | 542,800 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 359,445 tonnes | 306,300 tonnes | 412,590 tonnes | 2 |
| 2010s | 655,081 tonnes | 542,800 tonnes | 740,980 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 769,082 tonnes | 752,340 tonnes | 786,150 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 6 Japan 2.64 million tonnes compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 954,060 tonnes compare
- 7 South Korea 954,060 tonnes compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 710,920 tonnes compare
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 560,000 tonnes compare
- 12 Australia 545,569 tonnes compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste generated in Canada?
- Electronic waste generated in Canada was 786,150 tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste generated recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 786,150 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest electronic waste generated recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 306,300 tonnes in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for electronic waste generated?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electronic waste generated rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Electronic waste generated (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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