This statistic displays the volume of e-scrap generated per inhabitant worldwide in 2016 with a projection for 2025, by geographical region. In 2025, it is predicted that some five kilograms of e-scrap per inhabitant will be produced in the Asia-Pacific region.
Amount of e-scrap generated per inhabitant worldwide in 2016 and 2025, by region
(in kilograms)
E-scrap means both used and end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment, in whole or in part. It encompasses a smaller set of end-of-life Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) than what is usually referred to as Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) or e-waste. it includes used and End-of-Life large household appliances, small household appliances, ICT, and consumer electronics.
* Projection.
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Bureau of International Recycling. (May 1, 2018). Amount of e-scrap generated per inhabitant worldwide in 2016 and 2025, by region (in kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869736/global-e-scrap-generation-per-inhabitant-by-region/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Amount of e-scrap generated per inhabitant worldwide in 2016 and 2025, by region (in kilograms)." Chart. May 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869736/global-e-scrap-generation-per-inhabitant-by-region/
Bureau of International Recycling. (2018). Amount of e-scrap generated per inhabitant worldwide in 2016 and 2025, by region (in kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869736/global-e-scrap-generation-per-inhabitant-by-region/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Amount of E-scrap Generated per Inhabitant Worldwide in 2016 and 2025, by Region (in Kilograms)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869736/global-e-scrap-generation-per-inhabitant-by-region/
Bureau of International Recycling, Amount of e-scrap generated per inhabitant worldwide in 2016 and 2025, by region (in kilograms) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869736/global-e-scrap-generation-per-inhabitant-by-region/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Amount of e-scrap generated per inhabitant worldwide in 2016 and 2025, by region (in kilograms) [Graph], Bureau of International Recycling, May 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869736/global-e-scrap-generation-per-inhabitant-by-region/
