This statistic represents the average amount of municipal solid waste generated per person worldwide in 2016, broken down by region. In this year, the average person living in the East Asia and Pacific region generated 0.56 kilograms of municipal solid waste per day.
Average per capita generation of municipal solid waste worldwide in 2016, by region
(in kilograms per day)
Characteristic
Per capita generation of waste in kilograms per day
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World Bank. (September 20, 2018). Average per capita generation of municipal solid waste worldwide in 2016, by region (in kilograms per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/916618/global-per-capita-generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-by-region/
World Bank. "Average per capita generation of municipal solid waste worldwide in 2016, by region (in kilograms per day)." Chart. September 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916618/global-per-capita-generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-by-region/
World Bank. (2018). Average per capita generation of municipal solid waste worldwide in 2016, by region (in kilograms per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916618/global-per-capita-generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-by-region/
World Bank. "Average per Capita Generation of Municipal Solid Waste Worldwide in 2016, by Region (in Kilograms per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916618/global-per-capita-generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-by-region/
World Bank, Average per capita generation of municipal solid waste worldwide in 2016, by region (in kilograms per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916618/global-per-capita-generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-by-region/ (last visited May 23, 2022)
