This statistic represents the distribution of municipal solid waste generation worldwide in 2016, broken down by income group. Low income regions accounted for just five percent of the global municipal solid waste generated.
Distribution of municipal solid waste generation worldwide in 2016, by income group*
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Statistics on Global waste generation
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global population and MSW generation shares by key country 2018
- Basic Statistic Global waste breakdown by material type 2016
- Basic Statistic Global municipal waste generation 2020, by select country
- Premium Statistic Global municipal solid waste generation by region 2016
- Basic Statistic Global municipal solid waste generation share by income group 2016
Per capita waste
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- Basic Statistic Global municipal solid waste generation per person by region 2016
- Premium Statistic Global per capita generation of municipal solid waste by select country 2018
- Premium Statistic Largest waste producing countries worldwide per capita 2019
- Premium Statistic Annual municipal waste generated per capita by OECD countries 2022
Plastic waste
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- Premium Statistic Global generation of plastic MSW by region 2018
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste generation worldwide 2016, by select country
- Premium Statistic Global plastic waste production breakdown 2018, by sector
- Premium Statistic Share of plastics in global municipal solid waste by region 2018
- Premium Statistic Generation of plastic packaging waste per capita in the EU-27 2020, by country
Electronic waste
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- Premium Statistic Global e-waste generation 2010-2019
- Premium Statistic Global e-waste generation by region 2019
- Premium Statistic Global e-waste generation by type 2019
- Premium Statistic Global per capita e-waste generation by country 2019
- Premium Statistic Global e-waste generation per capita 2010-2019
Food waste
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- Premium Statistic Food waste produced annually in selected countries worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Per capita household food waste of selected countries worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Food waste produced per capita worldwide 2020, by region
- Premium Statistic Food waste production worldwide 2019, by sector
Outlook
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- Basic Statistic Global municipal solid waste generation projection 2016-2050
- Premium Statistic Global waste generation outlook by region 2016-2050
- Premium Statistic Global waste generation per person outlook by region 2050
- Premium Statistic Global municipal solid waste generation by income group 2016-2050
Further related statistics
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- Global municipal solid waste generation share by region 2016
- Generation of municipal waste in select African countries 2016
- African MSW generation share by select city 2016
- Global municipal solid waste generation per person by income group 2016-2050
- Global collection rate of municipal solid waste by region 2016
- Global collection rate of municipal solid waste by income group 2016
- Nike's waste generation at headquarters worldwide 2011-2021
- Global share of waste disposal and treatment by income group 2016
- Global annual per capita generation of organic waste by country 2017
- U.S. price of landfilling municipal waste 2010-2016
- Global share of e-waste generated by type 2019
- Global development of new MSW treatment facilities by type 2014
- Waste disposal volume in New Brunswick 2004-2014
- Waste disposal volume in Ontario 2004-2014
- Waste disposal volume in Ontario by source 2004-2014
- Use of sewage sludge in agriculture in Germany 1991–2016
- Metal sector's GVA related to waste arising in the United Kingdom(UK) 2009 to 2012
- Distribution of mineral waste in Germany 2017
- Volume of managed waste in Indonesia 2014-2021
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Statistics
- Global municipal solid waste generation share by region 2016
- Generation of municipal waste in select African countries 2016
- African MSW generation share by select city 2016
- Global municipal solid waste generation per person by income group 2016-2050
- Global collection rate of municipal solid waste by region 2016
- Global collection rate of municipal solid waste by income group 2016
- Nike's waste generation at headquarters worldwide 2011-2021
- Global share of waste disposal and treatment by income group 2016
- Global annual per capita generation of organic waste by country 2017
- U.S. price of landfilling municipal waste 2010-2016
- Global share of e-waste generated by type 2019
- Global development of new MSW treatment facilities by type 2014
- Waste disposal volume in New Brunswick 2004-2014
- Waste disposal volume in Ontario 2004-2014
- Waste disposal volume in Ontario by source 2004-2014
- Use of sewage sludge in agriculture in Germany 1991–2016
- Metal sector's GVA related to waste arising in the United Kingdom(UK) 2009 to 2012
- Distribution of mineral waste in Germany 2017
- Volume of managed waste in Indonesia 2014-2021
World Bank. (September 20, 2018). Distribution of municipal solid waste generation worldwide in 2016, by income group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/916599/generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-worldwide-share-by-income-group/
World Bank. "Distribution of municipal solid waste generation worldwide in 2016, by income group*." Chart. September 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916599/generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-worldwide-share-by-income-group/
World Bank. (2018). Distribution of municipal solid waste generation worldwide in 2016, by income group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916599/generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-worldwide-share-by-income-group/
World Bank. "Distribution of Municipal Solid Waste Generation Worldwide in 2016, by Income Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916599/generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-worldwide-share-by-income-group/
World Bank, Distribution of municipal solid waste generation worldwide in 2016, by income group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916599/generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-worldwide-share-by-income-group/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Distribution of municipal solid waste generation worldwide in 2016, by income group* [Graph], World Bank, September 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/916599/generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-worldwide-share-by-income-group/