Electronic waste traded worldwide 2019, by region and type
An estimated 5.1 million metric tons of electronic waste were shipped worldwide in 2019. Europe exported some 1.8 million metric tons worth of e-waste that year, and imported 1.2 million metric tons, making it a net exporter. Of the total transboundary movement of e-waste between countries, only 1.8 million metric tons were shipped in a controlled manner, with the remaining quantities shipped uncontrolled, such as by mixing e-waste with other legal shipments.