Global share of waste disposal and treatment by method 2016

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
This statistic represents the breakdown of municipal solid waste disposed worldwide in 2016, broken down by disposal method. In this year, the some 13.5 percent of global waste was recycled. Disposal practices vary significantly by region and income level.

Distribution of municipal solid waste treatment and disposal worldwide in 2016, by method

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September 2018

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2016

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