Electronic waste recycled in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Electronic waste recycled was 3.23 million tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste recycled in Eastern Asia, 2010–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, electronic waste recycled in Eastern Asia stood at 3.23 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 335.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycled in Eastern Asia peaked at 3.23 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 740,618 tonnes, in 2012.
Eastern Asia ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Electronic waste recycled in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.03 million tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 934,618 tonnes | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 740,618 tonnes | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 2.15 million tonnes | +190.1% |
| 2014 | 2.09 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.17 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.33 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 2.46 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 2.63 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 2.79 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 2.99 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 3.11 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 3.23 million tonnes | +3.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electronic waste recycled in Eastern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +190.1% | 740,618 tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.93 million tonnes | 740,618 tonnes | 2.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.11 million tonnes | 2.99 million tonnes | 3.23 million tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 703,513 tonnes compare
- 4 United Kingdom 703,513 tonnes compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 560,000 tonnes compare
- 7 Poland 499,797 tonnes compare
- 8 Italy 429,282 tonnes compare
- 9 Spain 316,443 tonnes compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 292,362 tonnes compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycled in Eastern Asia?
- Electronic waste recycled in Eastern Asia was 3.23 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste recycled recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycled recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 740,618 tonnes in 2012.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for electronic waste recycled?
- Eastern Asia ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2022.
- Is electronic waste recycled rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 335.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Electronic waste recycled (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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