Electronic waste recycling rate in Canada
Canada: Electronic waste recycling rate was 20.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Electronic waste recycling rate in Canada, 2010–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, electronic waste recycling rate in Canada stood at 20.6%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste recycling rate in Canada peaked at 70.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2022.
That places Canada 39th out of 41 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Electronic waste recycling rate in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 70.8% | — |
| 2012 | 67.3% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -62.7% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | -2.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 20.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.4%, 25% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.9% | 23.2% | 70.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.6% | 21.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 36 South Korea 44.1% compare
- 37 United States 42.5% compare
- 38 Japan 22.9% compare
- 40 Honduras 15.5%
- 41 Costa Rica 8.6%
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste recycling rate in Canada?
- Electronic waste recycling rate in Canada was 20.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electronic waste recycling rate recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electronic waste recycling rate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for electronic waste recycling rate?
- Canada ranks 39th out of 41 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electronic waste recycling rate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electronic waste recycling rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of electronic waste recycled (%).