Electronic waste recycled in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Electronic waste recycled was 3.23 million tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Electronic waste recycled in Eastern Asia, 2010β2022
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 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
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
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 560,000 tonnes compare
- 6 Poland 499,797 tonnes compare
- 7 Italy 429,282 tonnes compare
- 8 Spain 316,443 tonnes compare
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 292,362 tonnes compare
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 176,762 tonnes compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.309 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per area of cropland 65.98 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 5.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) β Export value 10.59 million 1000 USD (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 33 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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