Estimated electronic waste (e-waste) generated per capita
Country-by-country e-waste generated per person (kg). Based on the UN/UNITAR Global E-waste Monitor, highlighting where electronics waste is highest per capita.
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Key Insights
- •Per-capita e-waste generation varies by more than an order of magnitude across countries, reflecting large differences in consumption and replacement cycles.
- •High-income economies tend to have the highest kg-per-person e-waste generation, even when they have advanced recycling systems.
- •Low per-capita e-waste does not necessarily mean low environmental risk if informal handling and unmanaged dumping are common.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.8kg)
About This Statistic
Electronic waste (e-waste) includes discarded electrical and electronic equipment such as phones, computers, appliances, screens, and batteries. Per-capita e-waste is a revealing indicator of consumption patterns, product lifetimes, repairability, and the effectiveness of collection and recycling systems.
The Global E-waste Monitor (produced by UNITAR/UNU, ITU and partners) compiles internationally comparable estimates of total e-waste generated and divides by population to produce kg per capita. High per-capita figures are typically seen in high-income economies with high device ownership and faster replacement cycles, while lower figures are common in lower-income countries—though informal reuse and second-hand imports can complicate interpretation.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 29.0kg |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 27.6kg |
| 3 | Norway | 26.0kg |
| 4 | United States of America | 24.9kg |
| 5 | Iceland | 24.7kg |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 23.9kg |
| 7 | Netherlands | 23.5kg |
| 8 | Switzerland | 23.4kg |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 23.0kg |
| 10 | Sweden | 22.9kg |
| 11 | Germany | 22.8kg |
| 12 | New Zealand | 22.6kg |
| 13 | Qatar | 22.0kg |
| 14 | South Korea | 21.6kg |
| 15 | Australia | 21.3kg |
| 16 | Italy | 21.1kg |
| 17 | Singapore | 20.8kg |
| 18 | Canada | 20.4kg |
| 19 | France | 20.1kg |
| 20 | Denmark | 19.5kg |
| 21 | Japan | 19.0kg |
| 22 | Belgium | 18.9kg |
| 23 | Spain | 18.5kg |
| 24 | Ireland | 18.4kg |
| 25 | Oman | 18.0kg |
| 26 | Israel | 17.8kg |
| 27 | Finland | 17.6kg |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 17.5kg |
| 29 | Greece | 17.1kg |
| 30 | Poland | 16.7kg |
| 31 | Cyprus | 16.2kg |
| 32 | Hungary | 15.6kg |
| 33 | Lithuania | 15.2kg |
| 34 | Algeria | 15.1kg |
| 35 | Slovenia | 15.0kg |
| 36 | Latvia | 14.5kg |
| 37 | Portugal | 14.2kg |
| 38 | Estonia | 14.0kg |
| 39 | Lebanon | 13.4kg |
| 40 | Slovakia | 13.0kg |
| 41 | Croatia | 12.7kg |
| 42 | Mauritius | 12.4kg |
| 43 | Czech Republic | 12.3kg |
| 44 | Russian Federation | 12.3kg |
| 45 | Maldives | 12.1kg |
| 46 | Montenegro | 12.0kg |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.0kg |
| 48 | Afghanistan | 11.2kg |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.0kg |
| 50 | Libya | 10.8kg |
| 51 | Ukraine | 10.8kg |
| 52 | Chile | 10.5kg |
| 53 | Andorra | 10.3kg |
| 54 | Serbia | 10.2kg |
| 55 | Romania | 10.1kg |
| 56 | Seychelles | 10.0kg |
| 57 | Jordan | 9.7kg |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 9.4kg |
| 59 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 9.2kg |
| 60 | Uruguay | 9.0kg |
| 61 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 8.9kg |
| 62 | Armenia | 8.7kg |
| 63 | Türkiye | 8.6kg |
| 64 | Argentina | 8.4kg |
| 65 | Moldova, Republic of | 8.2kg |
| 66 | People's Republic of China | 8.1kg |
| 67 | Tunisia | 8.0kg |
| 68 | Austria | 8.0kg |
| 69 | Mexico | 7.8kg |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 7.7kg |
| 71 | Albania | 7.5kg |
| 72 | Belarus | 7.2kg |
| 73 | Mongolia | 7.1kg |
| 74 | Egypt | 7.0kg |
| 75 | Namibia | 6.7kg |
| 76 | Georgia | 6.6kg |
| 77 | Malaysia | 6.6kg |
| 78 | South Africa | 6.4kg |
| 79 | Colombia | 6.3kg |
| 80 | Malta | 6.1kg |
| 81 | Thailand | 6.0kg |
| 82 | Suriname | 5.7kg |
| 83 | Brazil | 5.6kg |
| 84 | Venezuela | 5.5kg |
| 85 | Panama | 5.2kg |
| 86 | Botswana | 5.1kg |
| 87 | Iraq | 5.0kg |
| 88 | Indonesia | 4.9kg |
| 89 | Paraguay | 4.9kg |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.6kg |
| 91 | Morocco | 4.6kg |
| 92 | Peru | 4.2kg |
| 93 | Bolivia | 4.2kg |
| 94 | Cuba | 4.0kg |
| 95 | Bhutan | 3.6kg |
| 96 | Philippines | 3.5kg |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 3.4kg |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 3.3kg |
| 99 | Ecuador | 3.2kg |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 3.1kg |
| 101 | Vietnam | 3.1kg |
| 102 | Guatemala | 2.9kg |
| 103 | Cameroon | 2.8kg |
| 104 | Honduras | 2.8kg |
| 105 | El Salvador | 2.7kg |
| 106 | Pakistan | 2.7kg |
| 107 | India | 2.6kg |
| 108 | Nepal | 2.6kg |
| 109 | Central African Republic | 2.5kg |
| 110 | Myanmar | 2.4kg |
| 111 | Angola | 2.3kg |
| 112 | Zimbabwe | 2.2kg |
| 113 | Kenya | 2.1kg |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 2.1kg |
| 115 | Bangladesh | 2.1kg |
| 116 | Cambodia | 2.0kg |
| 117 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.9kg |
| 118 | Ghana | 1.8kg |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 1.8kg |
| 120 | Republic of the Congo | 1.7kg |
| 121 | Nigeria | 1.6kg |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | 1.6kg |
| 123 | Ethiopia | 1.5kg |
| 124 | Madagascar | 1.5kg |
| 125 | Zambia | 1.5kg |
| 126 | Benin | 1.4kg |
| 127 | Lesotho | 1.4kg |
| 128 | Yemen | 1.4kg |
| 129 | New Caledonia | 1.3kg |
| 130 | Sudan | 1.3kg |
| 131 | Uganda | 1.3kg |
| 132 | Mauritania | 1.2kg |
| 133 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.1kg |
| 134 | Guinea | 1.1kg |
| 135 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.1kg |
| 136 | Mozambique | 1.1kg |
| 137 | Senegal | 1.1kg |
| 138 | Eritrea | 1.0kg |
| 139 | Haiti | 1.0kg |
| 140 | Mali | 1.0kg |
| 141 | Togo | 1.0kg |
| 142 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.0kg |
| 143 | Chad | 0.9kg |
| 144 | Malawi | 0.9kg |
| 145 | Sierra Leone | 0.9kg |
| 146 | Burkina Faso | 0.9kg |
| 147 | Liberia | 0.8kg |
| 148 | Niger | 0.7kg |
| 149 | Rwanda | 0.7kg |
| 150 | Somalia | 0.6kg |
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Data Source
This data comes from UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research) / Global E-waste Monitor (2022).
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