Electronic waste recycled, per capita (Kg) by country

Countries reporting
51
Highest
13,951 kg
Guadeloupe
Lowest
0.0057 kg
Kazakhstan
Median
7.44 kg
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
1,052

What the numbers show

Electronic waste recycled, per capita (Kg) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 13,951 kg in Guadeloupe; the lowest is 0.0057 kg in Kazakhstan.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.44 kg, and the mean is 281.83 kg.

Over the past decade 34 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 RΓ©union 9.77 kg 2022 up 57.6% rising
19 Denmark 9.43 kg 2023 down 11.0% falling
20 Australia and New Zealand 9.32 kg 2022 up 517.1% volatile
21 Germany 9.19 kg 2023 up 22.9% rising
22 Latvia 8.17 kg 2023 up 276.5% volatile
23 Luxembourg 7.74 kg 2023 down 7.2% rising
24 Estonia 7.51 kg 2023 up 222.3% rising
25 Croatia 7.49 kg 2023 up 117.7% rising
26 Lithuania 7.44 kg 2023 up 96.3% rising
27 Italy 7.28 kg 2023 up 14.1% flat
28 Greece 6.67 kg 2023 up 111.1% rising
29 Spain 6.54 kg 2023 up 77.7% rising
29 Hungary 6.54 kg 2023 up 48.3% rising
31 Slovenia 6.5 kg 2023 up 206.6% rising
32 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6.18 kg 2023 down 5.1% flat
33 Romania 6.03 kg 2021 up 577.5% volatile
34 Portugal 5.28 kg 2023 up 27.5% rising
35 Japan 4.83 kg 2022 up 30.7% falling
36 Andorra 4.63 kg 2023 down 10.4% falling
37 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.32 kg 2023 up 291.1% volatile
38 Malta 4.11 kg 2023 up 5.4% volatile
39 Canada 4.11 kg 2022 down 64.5% falling
40 Cyprus 3.39 kg 2023 up 59.2% rising
41 Ecuador 2.96 kg 2017 β€” volatile
42 French Guiana 2.48 kg 2022 up 96.4% volatile
43 Costa Rica 1.36 kg 2023 β€” rising
44 United Arab Emirates 1.28 kg 2023 β€” volatile
45 Ukraine 0.654 kg 2019 down 45.7% falling
46 Niger 0.4774 kg 2019 down 2.4% flat
47 Mauritius 0.1493 kg 2021 down 99.8% volatile
48 Honduras 0.093 kg 2023 β€” rising
49 Cuba 0.0217 kg 2021 down 6.2% falling
50 Jamaica 0.0097 kg 2022 β€” rising
51 Kazakhstan 0.0057 kg 2023 down 88.3% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Electronic waste recycled, per capita (Kg)
Unit
kg
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
82 places, 1,052 data points, 2005–2023
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