Proportion of electronic waste collected in Americas
Americas: Proportion of electronic waste collected was 30.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of electronic waste collected in Americas, 2010–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of electronic waste collected in Americas stood at 30.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of electronic waste collected in Americas peaked at 35.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2014.
That places Americas 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of electronic waste collected in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34.7% | — |
| 2011 | 34.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +32.0% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of electronic waste collected in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +32.0% | 26.7% | 35.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.9% | 26.7% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 30.0% | 30.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 5 Hungary 51.4%
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 42.8% compare
- 7 Cyprus 24.4%
- 8 Japan 22.9% compare
- 9 Canada 20.6% compare
- 10 Honduras 15.5%
- 11 Costa Rica 8.6%
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of electronic waste collected in Americas?
- Proportion of electronic waste collected in Americas was 30.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of electronic waste collected recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of electronic waste collected recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2014.
- How does Americas rank for proportion of electronic waste collected?
- Americas ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of electronic waste collected rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of electronic waste collected (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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