Electronic waste generated in Honduras
Honduras: Electronic waste generated was 6,390 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste generated in Honduras, 2009–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 6,390 tonnes for electronic waste generated in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 106.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste generated in Honduras peaked at 6,680 tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,700 tonnes, in 2019.
Honduras ranks 28th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Electronic waste generated in Honduras, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3,400 tonnes | — |
| 2010 | 3,600 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 3,500 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 3,300 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 3,100 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 3,200 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 3,300 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 2,900 tonnes | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 3,000 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2,900 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 2,700 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 4,520 tonnes | +67.4% |
| 2021 | 6,680 tonnes | +47.8% |
| 2022 | 5,700 tonnes | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 6,390 tonnes | +12.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 6,390 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81,000 tonnes, 8% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electronic waste generated in Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +67.4% | 2,700 tonnes | 4,520 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,400 tonnes | 3,400 tonnes | 3,400 tonnes | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,150 tonnes | 2,700 tonnes | 3,600 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,822 tonnes | 4,520 tonnes | 6,680 tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Honduras
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6894 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9224 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.224 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.54 % 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 -0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste generated in Honduras?
- Electronic waste generated in Honduras was 6,390 tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste generated recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 6,680 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest electronic waste generated recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,700 tonnes in 2019.
- How does Honduras rank for electronic waste generated?
- Honduras ranks 28th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electronic waste generated rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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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