This statistic represents the breakdown of municipal solid waste disposal and treatment methods worldwide in 2016, broken down by income level. In this year, the 10 percent of waste was treated through incineration in upper-middle income countries.
Distribution of municipal solid waste treatment and disposal methods worldwide in 2016, by income level
Characteristic
Open dump
Landfill
Incineration
Composting
Recycling
Other advanced methods
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World Bank. (September 20, 2018). Distribution of municipal solid waste treatment and disposal methods worldwide in 2016, by income level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/916685/global-municipal-solid-waste-treatment-by-income-level/
World Bank. "Distribution of municipal solid waste treatment and disposal methods worldwide in 2016, by income level." Chart. September 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916685/global-municipal-solid-waste-treatment-by-income-level/
World Bank. (2018). Distribution of municipal solid waste treatment and disposal methods worldwide in 2016, by income level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916685/global-municipal-solid-waste-treatment-by-income-level/
World Bank. "Distribution of Municipal Solid Waste Treatment and Disposal Methods Worldwide in 2016, by Income Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916685/global-municipal-solid-waste-treatment-by-income-level/
World Bank, Distribution of municipal solid waste treatment and disposal methods worldwide in 2016, by income level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916685/global-municipal-solid-waste-treatment-by-income-level/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Distribution of municipal solid waste treatment and disposal methods worldwide in 2016, by income level [Graph], World Bank, September 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/916685/global-municipal-solid-waste-treatment-by-income-level/