62M
metric tons of e-waste were generated worldwide in 2022.
Global E-waste Monitor 2024, published March 2024.REFERENCE DATA
E-Waste Statistics
A clear, citable view of the latest global numbers behind used electronics, recycling, and the growing e-waste challenge.
What the latest global data shows.
Used electronics can have a useful next chapter when they are kept in use, repaired, resold, or sent to responsible recycling. The figures below use the most recent Global E-waste Monitor, the leading international assessment of electronic waste, to give writers, shoppers, and researchers a dependable place to start.
82%
increase in global e-waste generation from 2010 to 2022.
Global E-waste Monitor 2024, published March 2024.22.3%
of 2022 e-waste was documented as formally collected and recycled.
Global E-waste Monitor 2024, published March 2024.13.8B
kilograms were formally collected and recycled in an environmentally sound way in 2022.
Global E-waste Monitor 2024, published March 2024.14B
kilograms were estimated to enter the residual waste stream in 2022.
Global E-waste Monitor 2024, published March 2024.82M
metric tons of e-waste are projected globally for 2030.
Global E-waste Monitor 2024, published March 2024.SOURCES & METHOD
How these statistics were selected.
This page uses figures reported in the Global E-waste Monitor 2024, prepared by the International Telecommunication Union and UNITAR. It reports the most recent worldwide dataset available in that monitor, which covers 2022, plus its published 2030 projection. The health context is supported by the World Health Organization’s October 2024 e-waste fact sheet.
- Global E-waste Monitor 2024Published March 20, 2024. Source for every numbered statistic on this page.READ THE FULL REPORT
- Global E-waste Monitor 2024 overviewPublished March 20, 2024. Summary of the report’s headline findings and 2030 outlook.READ THE SUMMARY
- World Health Organization e-waste fact sheetPublished October 1, 2024. Background on the public-health risks of unsafe e-waste handling.READ THE FACT SHEET
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