Electronic waste generated in Northern America
Northern America: Electronic waste generated was 8.32 million tonnes in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste generated in Northern America, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electronic waste generated in Northern America is 8.32 million tonnes, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste generated in Northern America peaked at 8.32 million tonnes in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.69 million tonnes, in 2010.
Northern America ranks 10th 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.69 million tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 6.00 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 6.30 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 6.58 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 6.82 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 7.03 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 7.22 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 7.37 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 7.50 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 7.62 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 7.74 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.85 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 7.96 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 8.08 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 8.19 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 8.32 million tonnes | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.81 million tonnes | 5.69 million tonnes | 7.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.02 million tonnes | 7.74 million tonnes | 8.32 million tonnes | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 7 Republic of Korea 954,060 tonnes compare
- 7 South Korea 954,060 tonnes compare
- 9 Canada 786,150 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
- 13 Thailand 442,250 tonnes compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste generated in Northern America?
- Electronic waste generated in Northern America was 8.32 million tonnes in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste generated recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.32 million tonnes in 2025.
- What is the lowest electronic waste generated recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.69 million tonnes in 2010.
- How does Northern America rank for electronic waste generated?
- Northern America ranks 10th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electronic waste generated rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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