Electronic waste recycled (Tonnes) by country
Countries reporting
52
Highest
5.37 million tonnes
Guadeloupe
Lowest
27.4 tonnes
Jamaica
Median
39,524 tonnes
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
1,091
What the numbers show
Electronic waste recycled (Tonnes) is currently reported for 52 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 39,524 tonnes, and the mean is 233,674 tonnes.
Over the past decade 40 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 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 703,513 tonnes | 2018 | up 106.5% | rising |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 560,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 499,797 tonnes | 2023 | up 285.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Italy | 429,282 tonnes | 2023 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 9 | Spain | 316,443 tonnes | 2023 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 10 | Australia and New Zealand | 292,362 tonnes | 2022 | up 613.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 176,762 tonnes | 2023 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 172,847 tonnes | 2023 | up 249.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium | 140,073 tonnes | 2023 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 120,672 tonnes | 2023 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 15 | Romania | 115,265 tonnes | 2021 | up 544.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Sweden | 103,213 tonnes | 2021 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 99,525 tonnes | 2023 | up 239.1% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 90,879 tonnes | 2023 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 19 | Greece | 69,463 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.3% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 65,588 tonnes | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 62,717 tonnes | 2023 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 22 | Denmark | 56,052 tonnes | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 23 | Portugal | 55,825 tonnes | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 54,885 tonnes | 2023 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Ireland | 52,996 tonnes | 2023 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 26 | Ecuador | 49,649 tonnes | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Ukraine | 29,400 tonnes | 2019 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 28,887 tonnes | 2023 | up 97.4% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 21,353 tonnes | 2023 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 30 | Barbados | 18,780 tonnes | 2021 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Latvia | 15,391 tonnes | 2023 | up 253.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Slovenia | 13,793 tonnes | 2023 | up 216.4% | rising |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 13,613 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Niger | 10,956 tonnes | 2019 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 35 | Estonia | 10,295 tonnes | 2023 | up 235.1% | rising |
| 36 | Reunion | 8,518 tonnes | 2022 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 36 | Réunion | 8,518 tonnes | 2022 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 5,161 tonnes | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 39 | Martinique | 4,848 tonnes | 2022 | up 233.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Iceland | 4,743 tonnes | 2020 | up 268.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Cyprus | 3,246 tonnes | 2023 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 42 | Malta | 2,274 tonnes | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Honduras | 990 tonnes | 2023 | — | rising |
| 44 | French Guiana | 739 tonnes | 2022 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Liechtenstein | 652 tonnes | 2023 | up 199.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Andorra | 374.6 tonnes | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 47 | Cuba | 241.8 tonnes | 2021 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 48 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 201.8 tonnes | 2023 | up 288.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Mauritius | 191 tonnes | 2021 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 115 tonnes | 2023 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Caribbean | 97.53 tonnes | 2022 | up 225.1% | rising |
| 52 | Jamaica | 27.4 tonnes | 2022 | — | 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 and South-Eastern Asia 3.23 million tonnes
- 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
- Oceania 292,362 tonnes
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 270,064 tonnes
- Western Asia 270,064 tonnes
- Latin America and the Caribbean 177,524 tonnes
- South America 117,139 tonnes
- Central and Southern Asia 72,827 tonnes
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 67,000 tonnes
- Central America 60,288 tonnes
- Southern Asia 60,069 tonnes
- Africa 25,331 tonnes
- Sub-Saharan Africa 25,331 tonnes
- Southern Africa 22,907 tonnes
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 21,394 tonnes
- Central Asia 12,758 tonnes
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 2,370 tonnes
- Eastern Africa 2,356 tonnes
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2,192 tonnes
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 226.21 tonnes
- Middle Africa 67.61 tonnes