Proportion of electronic waste recycled in Northern America
Northern America: Proportion of electronic waste recycled was 52.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of electronic waste recycled in Northern America, 2010–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 52.1% for proportion of electronic waste recycled in 2022.
That represents a change of down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of electronic waste recycled in Northern America peaked at 57.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 2014.
That places Northern America 2nd out of 25 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of electronic waste recycled in Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 54.8% | — |
| 2011 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 57.6% | +34.4% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 53.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.7% | 42.8% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of electronic waste recycled in Northern America?
- Proportion of electronic waste recycled in Northern America was 52.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of electronic waste recycled recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of electronic waste recycled recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 2014.
- How does Northern America rank for proportion of electronic waste recycled?
- Northern America ranks 2nd out of 25 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of electronic waste recycled rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of electronic waste recycled (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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