Electronic waste generated in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Electronic waste generated was 7.86 million tonnes in 2025. β² Rising
Electronic waste generated in Southern Asia, 2010β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 7.86 million tonnes for electronic waste generated in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 153.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste generated in Southern Asia peaked at 7.86 million tonnes in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.88 million tonnes, in 2010.
Southern Asia ranks 11th of 36 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.09 million tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | 4.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.45 million tonnes | 5.14 million tonnes | 7.86 million tonnes | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.274 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Import quantity 4.77 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Agricultural Use 10.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per value of agricultural 14.43 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste generated in Southern Asia?
- Electronic waste generated in Southern Asia was 7.86 million tonnes in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste generated recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.86 million tonnes in 2025.
- What is the lowest electronic waste generated recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 million tonnes in 2010.
- How does Southern Asia rank for electronic waste generated?
- Southern Asia ranks 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electronic waste generated rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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