Total E-waste generated by type globally in 2022

Small equipment, such as video cameras, toys, microwave ovens and e-cigarettes, constitutes the largest category of e-waste in terms of mass, accounting for 20 billion kg in 2022, or almost one-third of the world’s total e-waste.

The second largest category is large equipment, excluding photovoltaic panels (15 billion kg in 2022). After photovoltaic panels, the smallest category is lamps (2 billion kg).

Screens and monitors currently represent 10 per cent of e-waste generated (5.9 billion kg).

Small IT and telecommunication equipment - such as mobile phones, GPS devices, routers, personal computers, printers and telephones - totaled 5 billion kg in 2022.