Electronic waste generated in Israel
Israel: Electronic waste generated was 152,240 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste generated in Israel, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Israel recorded 152,240 tonnes for electronic waste generated in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste generated in Israel peaked at 165,400 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43,830 tonnes, in 2000.
Israel ranks 17th of 31 countries on this measure, 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43,830 tonnes | — |
| 2005 | 61,490 tonnes | +40.3% |
| 2010 | 82,840 tonnes | +34.7% |
| 2011 | 88,520 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 94,610 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 100,830 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 106,910 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 112,450 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 117,750 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 122,850 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 127,490 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 132,430 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 137,560 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 142,800 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 165,400 tonnes | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 152,240 tonnes | -8.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 152,240 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 348,926 tonnes, 44% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electronic waste generated in Israel 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 | +40.3% | 43,830 tonnes | 61,490 tonnes |
| 2010 | +34.7% | 61,490 tonnes | 82,840 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52,660 tonnes | 43,830 tonnes | 61,490 tonnes | 2 |
| 2010s | 108,668 tonnes | 82,840 tonnes | 132,430 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 149,500 tonnes | 137,560 tonnes | 165,400 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More environment data for Israel
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 0.0542 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste generated in Israel?
- Electronic waste generated in Israel was 152,240 tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste generated recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 165,400 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest electronic waste generated recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,830 tonnes in 2000.
- How does Israel rank for electronic waste generated?
- Israel ranks 17th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electronic waste generated rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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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