Electronic waste generated in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Electronic waste generated was 1.70 million tonnes in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste generated in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2025, electronic waste generated in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 1.70 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 101.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste generated in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1.70 million tonnes in 2025 and was at its lowest, 516,342 tonnes, in 2010.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 24th of 34 groups 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 516,342 tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 578,886 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 642,737 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 707,513 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 775,154 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 843,278 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 915,290 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 991,216 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.07 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 1.23 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.32 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 1.40 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 1.50 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 1.60 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 1.70 million tonnes | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 819,279 tonnes | 516,342 tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste generated in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Electronic waste generated in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1.70 million tonnes in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste generated recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.70 million tonnes in 2025.
- What is the lowest electronic waste generated recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 516,342 tonnes in 2010.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for electronic waste generated?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 24th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electronic waste generated rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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