Electronic waste recycled, per capita (Kg) by country
Countries reporting
53
Highest
13,951 kg
Guadeloupe
Lowest
0.0022 kg
Caribbean
Median
7.44 kg
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
1,067
What the numbers show
Electronic waste recycled, per capita (Kg) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 13,951 kg in Guadeloupe; the lowest is 0.0022 kg in Caribbean.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.44 kg, and the mean is 271.38 kg.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Guadeloupe (up 192,744.0%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 99.8%).
Electronic waste recycled, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadeloupe | 13,951 kg | 2022 | up 192,744.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Barbados | 66.56 kg | 2021 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Norway | 16.46 kg | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 4 | Liechtenstein | 16.36 kg | 2023 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Czechia | 15.91 kg | 2023 | up 238.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 15.44 kg | 2023 | up 282.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Martinique | 13.87 kg | 2022 | up 273.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Poland | 13.62 kg | 2023 | up 299.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Austria | 13.21 kg | 2023 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 10 | Iceland | 12.94 kg | 2020 | up 219.5% | rising |
| 11 | France | 12.05 kg | 2023 | up 109.9% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 11.89 kg | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 11.75 kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 14 | Slovakia | 10.11 kg | 2023 | up 184.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Ireland | 9.98 kg | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 9.91 kg | 2021 | down 36.6% | flat |
| 17 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 9.89 kg | 2023 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 18 | Reunion | 9.77 kg | 2022 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 18 | Réunion | 9.77 kg | 2022 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 9.43 kg | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 21 | Australia and New Zealand | 9.32 kg | 2022 | up 517.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Germany | 9.19 kg | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 23 | Latvia | 8.17 kg | 2023 | up 276.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 7.74 kg | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 7.51 kg | 2023 | up 222.3% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 7.49 kg | 2023 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 7.44 kg | 2023 | up 96.3% | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 7.28 kg | 2023 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 29 | Greece | 6.67 kg | 2023 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 6.54 kg | 2023 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 6.54 kg | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 6.5 kg | 2023 | up 206.6% | rising |
| 33 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6.18 kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 34 | Romania | 6.03 kg | 2021 | up 577.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Portugal | 5.28 kg | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 36 | Japan | 4.83 kg | 2022 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 37 | Andorra | 4.63 kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 38 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.32 kg | 2023 | up 291.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Malta | 4.11 kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Canada | 4.11 kg | 2022 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 3.39 kg | 2023 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 42 | Ecuador | 2.96 kg | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 43 | French Guiana | 2.48 kg | 2022 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 1.36 kg | 2023 | — | rising |
| 45 | United Arab Emirates | 1.28 kg | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Ukraine | 0.654 kg | 2019 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 47 | Niger | 0.4774 kg | 2019 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 48 | Mauritius | 0.1493 kg | 2021 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Honduras | 0.093 kg | 2023 | — | rising |
| 50 | Cuba | 0.0217 kg | 2021 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 51 | Jamaica | 0.0097 kg | 2022 | — | rising |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 0.0057 kg | 2023 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Caribbean | 0.0022 kg | 2022 | up 214.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Europe 12.66 kg
- Northern America 11.01 kg
- Northern Europe 9.78 kg
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9 kg
- Europe and Northern America 8.7 kg
- Europe 7.52 kg
- Southern Europe 7.04 kg
- Oceania 6.49 kg
- Eastern Europe 3.47 kg
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 3.32 kg
- Eastern Asia 1.94 kg
- World 1.73 kg
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 1.38 kg
- Western Asia 0.9195 kg
- Asia 0.7555 kg
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 0.4878 kg
- Central America 0.3367 kg
- Southern Africa 0.3339 kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.2689 kg
- South America 0.2682 kg
- Central Asia 0.1656 kg
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 0.0379 kg
- Central and Southern Asia 0.0349 kg
- Southern Asia 0.0299 kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0217 kg
- Africa 0.0177 kg
- Eastern Africa 0.005 kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.003 kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.0019 kg
- Middle Africa 0.0003 kg