Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste was 0.1053 Kilogrammes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste in Costa Rica, 2019–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste in Costa Rica stood at 0.1053 Kilogrammes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.6% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Costa Rica ranks 25th of 25 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1081 Kilogrammes per person | 0.1081 Kilogrammes per person | 0.1081 Kilogrammes per person | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.1285 Kilogrammes per person | 0.104 Kilogrammes per person | 0.1743 Kilogrammes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4173 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.64 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste in Costa Rica?
- Waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste in Costa Rica was 0.1053 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) — waste recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1743 Kilogrammes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.104 Kilogrammes per person in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
- Is waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) — waste rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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) — Waste collected. 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