Proportion of electronic waste collected in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of electronic waste collected was 8.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.6%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
10th
of 10 countries
All-time high
8.6%
in 2023
All-time low
7.4%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Proportion of electronic waste collected in Costa Rica, 2019–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 8.6% for proportion of electronic waste collected in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over five years.
Proportion of electronic waste collected in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.6% | — |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0838 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of electronic waste collected in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of electronic waste collected in Costa Rica was 8.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of electronic waste collected recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of electronic waste collected recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of electronic waste collected?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 10 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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