Electronic waste recycled (Tonnes) by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
5.37 million tonnes
Guadeloupe
Lowest
27.4 tonnes
Jamaica
Median
49,649 tonnes
Years covered
19
2005β2023
Data points
1,068
What the numbers show
Electronic waste recycled (Tonnes) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 5.37 million tonnes in Guadeloupe; the lowest is 27.4 tonnes in Jamaica.
The median across all reporting countries is 49,649 tonnes, and the mean is 233,447 tonnes.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Guadeloupe (up 181,218.0%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 99.8%).
Electronic waste recycled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadeloupe | 5.37 million tonnes | 2022 | up 181,218.0% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 823,558 tonnes | 2023 | up 118.1% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 765,743 tonnes | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 703,513 tonnes | 2018 | up 106.5% | rising |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 560,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Poland | 499,797 tonnes | 2023 | up 285.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Italy | 429,282 tonnes | 2023 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 8 | Spain | 316,443 tonnes | 2023 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 9 | Australia and New Zealand | 292,362 tonnes | 2022 | up 613.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 176,762 tonnes | 2023 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 172,847 tonnes | 2023 | up 249.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium | 140,073 tonnes | 2023 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 120,672 tonnes | 2023 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 115,265 tonnes | 2021 | up 544.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Sweden | 103,213 tonnes | 2021 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 99,525 tonnes | 2023 | up 239.1% | rising |
| 17 | Norway | 90,879 tonnes | 2023 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 18 | Greece | 69,463 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.3% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 65,588 tonnes | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 62,717 tonnes | 2023 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 56,052 tonnes | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 22 | Portugal | 55,825 tonnes | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 54,885 tonnes | 2023 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Ireland | 52,996 tonnes | 2023 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 25 | Ecuador | 49,649 tonnes | 2017 | β | volatile |
| 26 | Ukraine | 29,400 tonnes | 2019 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 28,887 tonnes | 2023 | up 97.4% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 21,353 tonnes | 2023 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 29 | Barbados | 18,780 tonnes | 2021 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Latvia | 15,391 tonnes | 2023 | up 253.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Slovenia | 13,793 tonnes | 2023 | up 216.4% | rising |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 13,613 tonnes | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 33 | Niger | 10,956 tonnes | 2019 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 34 | Estonia | 10,295 tonnes | 2023 | up 235.1% | rising |
| 35 | RΓ©union | 8,518 tonnes | 2022 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 5,161 tonnes | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 37 | Martinique | 4,848 tonnes | 2022 | up 233.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Iceland | 4,743 tonnes | 2020 | up 268.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Cyprus | 3,246 tonnes | 2023 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 40 | Malta | 2,274 tonnes | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Honduras | 990 tonnes | 2023 | β | rising |
| 42 | French Guiana | 739 tonnes | 2022 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Liechtenstein | 652 tonnes | 2023 | up 199.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Andorra | 374.6 tonnes | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 45 | Cuba | 241.8 tonnes | 2021 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 46 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 201.8 tonnes | 2023 | up 288.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Mauritius | 191 tonnes | 2021 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 115 tonnes | 2023 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Jamaica | 27.4 tonnes | 2022 | β | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 13.81 million tonnes
- Europe and Northern America 9.74 million tonnes
- Europe 5.59 million tonnes
- Americas 4.33 million tonnes
- Northern America 4.15 million tonnes
- Asia 3.57 million tonnes
- Eastern Asia 3.23 million tonnes
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 3.23 million tonnes
- Western Europe 2.48 million tonnes
- Southern Europe 1.07 million tonnes
- Northern Europe 1.04 million tonnes
- Eastern Europe 1.00 million tonnes