Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) was 5.26 Kilogrammes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) in Costa Rica, 2010–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) in Costa Rica is 5.26 Kilogrammes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.4% on the previous year and up 100.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) in Costa Rica peaked at 5.26 Kilogrammes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.94 Kilogrammes per person, in 2010.
Costa Rica ranks 20th of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.94 Kilogrammes per person | — |
| 2011 | 2.49 Kilogrammes per person | +28.7% |
| 2012 | 2.59 Kilogrammes per person | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7 Kilogrammes per person | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.62 Kilogrammes per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.86 Kilogrammes per person | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 2.93 Kilogrammes per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.5 Kilogrammes per person | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 2.99 Kilogrammes per person | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 3.03 Kilogrammes per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.81 Kilogrammes per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 3.51 Kilogrammes per person | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 1.98 Kilogrammes per person | -43.5% |
| 2023 | 3.22 Kilogrammes per person | +62.6% |
| 2024 | 5.26 Kilogrammes per person | +63.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.76 Kilogrammes per person | 1.94 Kilogrammes per person | 3.5 Kilogrammes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 Kilogrammes per person | 1.98 Kilogrammes per person | 5.26 Kilogrammes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 17 Luxembourg 8.36 Kilogrammes per person compare
- 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.99 Kilogrammes per person compare
- 19 Malta 6.75 Kilogrammes per person compare
- 21 Switzerland 4.83 Kilogrammes per person compare
- 22 Cyprus 3.86 Kilogrammes per person compare
- 23 Mexico 1.56 Kilogrammes per person compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0525 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 34.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) in Costa Rica?
- Waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) in Costa Rica was 5.26 Kilogrammes per person in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.26 Kilogrammes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 Kilogrammes per person in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee)?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Products put on the market. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset provides data on the generation, recycling and reuse of e-waste in OECD countries, one of the fastest growing and most complex waste streams in the world, affecting both human health and the environment and proliferating a loss of valuable raw materials. Data source(s): (i) OECD-UNITAR questionnaire for non-European countries (ii) Eurostat database for European countries Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 7, 2026 Database documentation