Electronic waste recycled in Réunion
Réunion: Electronic waste recycled was 8,518 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Electronic waste recycled in Réunion, 2008–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electronic waste recycled in Réunion is 8,518 tonnes, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycled in Réunion peaked at 8,783 tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 387 tonnes, in 2008.
Réunion ranks 36th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Electronic waste recycled in Réunion, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 387 tonnes | — |
| 2009 | 1,080 tonnes | +179.1% |
| 2010 | 2,773 tonnes | +156.8% |
| 2011 | 4,635 tonnes | +67.1% |
| 2012 | 5,242 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 5,443 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 5,743 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 6,466 tonnes | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 6,684 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 7,106 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 7,680 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 8,163 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 8,102 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 8,783 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 8,518 tonnes | -3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electronic waste recycled in Réunion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +179.1% | 387 tonnes | 1,080 tonnes |
| 2010 | +156.8% | 1,080 tonnes | 2,773 tonnes |
| 2011 | +67.1% | 2,773 tonnes | 4,635 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 733.5 tonnes | 387 tonnes | 1,080 tonnes | 2 |
| 2010s | 5,994 tonnes | 2,773 tonnes | 8,163 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,468 tonnes | 8,102 tonnes | 8,783 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 33 United Arab Emirates 13,613 tonnes
- 34 Niger 10,956 tonnes compare
- 35 Estonia 10,295 tonnes compare
- 36 Reunion 8,518 tonnes compare
- 38 Luxembourg 5,161 tonnes compare
- 39 Martinique 4,848 tonnes compare
More environment data for Réunion
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.351 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 578 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 20.5 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.66 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 6.92 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 0.6 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.22 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycled in Réunion?
- Electronic waste recycled in Réunion was 8,518 tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste recycled recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 8,783 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycled recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 387 tonnes in 2008.
- How does Réunion rank for electronic waste recycled?
- Réunion ranks 36th out of 52 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electronic waste recycled rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Réunion 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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