This statistic represents the collection rate of municipal solid waste in rural and urban areas worldwide in 2016, broken down by income level. In this year, the collection rate in rural areas in lower-middle income regions was about 33 percent. The most common form of waste collection worldwide is door-to-door collection.
Rate of urban and rural municipal solid waste collection worldwide in 2016, by income level
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World Bank. (September 20, 2018). Rate of urban and rural municipal solid waste collection worldwide in 2016, by income level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/916676/global-municipal-solid-waste-collection-rate-by-income-level/
World Bank. "Rate of urban and rural municipal solid waste collection worldwide in 2016, by income level." Chart. September 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916676/global-municipal-solid-waste-collection-rate-by-income-level/
World Bank. (2018). Rate of urban and rural municipal solid waste collection worldwide in 2016, by income level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916676/global-municipal-solid-waste-collection-rate-by-income-level/
World Bank. "Rate of Urban and Rural Municipal Solid Waste Collection Worldwide in 2016, by Income Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916676/global-municipal-solid-waste-collection-rate-by-income-level/
World Bank, Rate of urban and rural municipal solid waste collection worldwide in 2016, by income level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916676/global-municipal-solid-waste-collection-rate-by-income-level/ (last visited December 05, 2023)
Rate of urban and rural municipal solid waste collection worldwide in 2016, by income level [Graph], World Bank, September 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/916676/global-municipal-solid-waste-collection-rate-by-income-level/