Electronic waste generated in Western Asia
Western Asia: Electronic waste generated was 3.30 million tonnes in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste generated in Western Asia, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2025, electronic waste generated in Western Asia stood at 3.30 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste generated in Western Asia peaked at 3.30 million tonnes in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million tonnes, in 2010.
Western Asia ranks 19th 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.50 million tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 1.62 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 1.75 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 1.88 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 2.01 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 2.13 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 2.26 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 2.38 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.50 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 2.62 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.73 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 2.84 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 2.96 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 3.07 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 3.19 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 3.30 million tonnes | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.06 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | 2.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.02 million tonnes | 2.73 million tonnes | 3.30 million tonnes | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 23.62 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 8.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 20.01 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste generated in Western Asia?
- Electronic waste generated in Western Asia was 3.30 million tonnes in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste generated recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.30 million tonnes in 2025.
- What is the lowest electronic waste generated recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million tonnes in 2010.
- How does Western Asia rank for electronic waste generated?
- Western Asia ranks 19th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electronic waste generated rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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