Electronic waste generated in World
World: Electronic waste generated was 69.01 million tonnes in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste generated in World, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
World recorded 69.01 million tonnes for electronic waste generated in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste generated in World peaked at 69.01 million tonnes in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.16 million tonnes, in 2010.
World ranks 1st of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Electronic waste generated in World, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34.16 million tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 36.69 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 39.23 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 41.71 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 44.05 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 46.31 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 48.57 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 50.83 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 53.14 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 55.46 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 57.64 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 59.75 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 61.91 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 64.17 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 66.54 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 69.01 million tonnes | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.01 million tonnes | 34.16 million tonnes | 55.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.17 million tonnes | 57.64 million tonnes | 69.01 million tonnes | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 United Republic of Tanzania 35.76 million tonnes compare
- 2 Uganda 18.55 million tonnes compare
- 3 United States 9.17 million tonnes compare
- 4 Senegal 4.41 million tonnes compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste generated in World?
- Electronic waste generated in World was 69.01 million tonnes in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste generated recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 69.01 million tonnes in 2025.
- What is the lowest electronic waste generated recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.16 million tonnes in 2010.
- How does World rank for electronic waste generated?
- World ranks 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electronic waste generated rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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