Latest available · compiled 2026
Municipal Solid Waste Generation, 2026 compilation
Each country’s newest reading as of 2026; every row carries its own year · stored as published, never rewritten
This is how much household and similar waste each person generates a day, in kilograms — what homes, shops, offices and schools throw away, including litter and waste nobody collects. It is the World Bank's headline figure from What a Waste, its global snapshot of solid waste.
Municipal Solid Waste Generation, 2026 compilation covers 201 countries on 2 measures. British Virgin Islands is highest, at 4.17607; Burkina Faso is lowest, at 0.05769. The middle country reads 0.97260. 18 readings are more than ten years older than the file and are listed but not compared.
Municipal Solid Waste Generation · Latest available · compiled 2026
HighestBritish Virgin Islands
4.17607
LowestBurkina Faso
0.05769Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Municipal Solid Waste Generation, 2026 compilation, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 201 countries · select a heading to sort
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| 1 | British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean · 2019 reading | 2019 | 4.17607 | 55,093 | Point of generation (household, business, institution) |
| 2 |  BarbadosBRBCaribbean · 2021 reading | 2021 | 3.83966 | 395,151 | Not stated |
| 3 |  United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean · 2011 reading, too old to compare | 2011 | 3.78948 | 146,500 | Point of treatment or disposal (Landfill, dumpsite, incinerator, composting plant) |
| 4 |  BahamasBHSCaribbean · 2021 reading | 2021 | 3.48318 | 503,692 | Not stated |
| 5 |  MonacoMCOWestern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 3.25006 | 46,000 | Not stated |
| 6 |  Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean · 2022 reading | 2022 | 3.23178 | 83,590 | Point of transfer (transfer station) |
| 7 |  Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe · 2014 reading, too old to compare | 2014 | 3.17104 | 56,000 | Not stated |
| 8 |  CuraçaoCUWCaribbean · 2023 reading | 2023 | 3.14768 | 213,000 | Point of treatment or disposal (Landfill, dumpsite, incinerator, composting plant) |
| 9 |  BermudaBMUNorthern America · 2021 reading | 2021 | 3.10816 | 73,200 | Not stated |
| 10 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 2.82668 | 1,563,487 | Not stated |
| 11 |  GuamGUMMicronesia · 2012 reading, too old to compare | 2012 | 2.32865 | 141,500 | Not stated |
| 12 |  LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 2.26765 | 32,424 | Not stated |
| 13 |  CanadaCANNorthern America · 2018 reading | 2018 | 2.25230 | 30,452,356 | Not stated |
| 14 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 2.21212 | 7,261,357 | Not stated |
| 15 |  Puerto RicoPRICaribbean · 2007 reading, too old to compare | 2007 | 2.19918 | 3,026,033 | Not stated |
| 16 |  Hong KongHKGEastern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 2.18870 | 5,975,150 | Point of treatment or disposal (Landfill, dumpsite, incinerator, composting plant) |
| 17 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 2.18736 | 3,827,000 | Point of treatment or disposal (Landfill, dumpsite, incinerator, composting plant) |
| 18 |  United StatesUSANorthern America · 2018 reading | 2018 | 2.17799 | 265,260,818 | Not stated |
| 19 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 2.11550 | 4,189,000 | Not stated |
| 20 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe · 2021 reading | 2021 | 2.11246 | 4,503,000 | Not stated |
| 21 |  GreenlandGRLNorthern America · 2022 reading | 2022 | 2.05205 | 41,958 | Point of transfer (transfer station) |
| 22 |  PalauPLWMicronesia · 2017 reading | 2017 | 2.00800 | 13,048 | Not stated |
| 23 |  OmanOMNWestern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 2.00194 | 3,307,951 | Not stated |
| 24 |  LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.97534 | 465,501 | Not stated |
| 25 |  Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.93575 | 33,000 | Not stated |
| 26 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.93004 | 3,601,300 | Not stated |
| 27 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.88097 | 6,189,622 | Not stated |
| 28 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.87175 | 7,915,113 | Not stated |
| 29 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.86173 | 5,940,000 | Not stated |
| 30 |  BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 1.84948 | 297,218 | Not stated |
| 31 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.80579 | 20,751,133 | Not stated |
| 32 |  ArubaABWCaribbean · 2019 reading | 2019 | 1.73999 | 67,810 | Point of generation (household, business, institution) |
| 33 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.73628 | 3,170,388 | Point of transfer (transfer station) |
| 34 |  MacauMACEastern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.73461 | 443,039 | Not stated |
| 35 |  Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.72727 | 29,340 | Not stated |
| 36 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.65256 | 227,000 | Point of transfer (transfer station) |
| 37 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.62539 | 49,699,000 | Point of transfer (transfer station) |
| 38 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.61257 | 28,088,510 | Not stated |
| 39 |  Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 1.60748 | 49,378 | Point of treatment or disposal (Landfill, dumpsite, incinerator, composting plant) |
| 40 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.59178 | 306,109 | Not stated |
| 41 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.53436 | 5,904,400 | Not stated |
| 42 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.52918 | 335,798 | Not stated |
| 43 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.51557 | 36,606,000 | Point of generation (household, business, institution) |
| 44 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.47958 | 13,950,304 | Regulated facilities |
| 45 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.44031 | 780,000 | Point of treatment or disposal (Landfill, dumpsite, incinerator, composting plant) |
| 46 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.43105 | 2,898,043 | Point of generation (household, business, institution) |
| 47 |  San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe · 2019 reading | 2019 | 1.42717 | 18,020 | Point of transfer (transfer station) |
| 48 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.38904 | 5,274,483 | Not stated |
| 49 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.38041 | 1,064,576 | Not stated |
| 50 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 1.38032 | 1,612,000 | Not stated |
| 51 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.37993 | 5,381,000 | Not stated |
| 52 |  LibyaLBYNorthern Africa · 2014 reading, too old to compare | 2014 | 1.37569 | 3,200,000 | Not stated |
| 53 |  SeychellesSYCEastern Africa · 2012 reading, too old to compare | 2012 | 1.37074 | 49,170 | Point of treatment or disposal (Landfill, dumpsite, incinerator, composting plant) |
| 54 |  TaiwanTWNEastern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 1.35750 | 11,579,543 | Not stated |
| 55 |  AndorraANDSouthern Europe · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.33966 | 37,950 | Not stated |
| 56 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.33378 | 29,051,310 | Point of transfer (transfer station) |
| 57 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.31059 | 2,597,457 | Not stated |
| 58 |  North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 1.31056 | 878,303 | Not stated |
| 59 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia · 2012 reading, too old to compare | 2012 | 1.30083 | 13,963,724 | Not stated |
| 60 |  Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 1.30000 | 21,187 | Not stated |
| 61 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.29213 | 1,317,000 | Not stated |
| 62 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.29191 | 1,844,382 | Point of generation (household, business, institution) |
| 63 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.28906 | 8,370,000 | Not stated |
| 64 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.27671 | 31,418,575 | Not stated |
| 65 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.27122 | 614,620 | Not stated |
| 66 |  QatarQATWestern Asia · 2020 reading | 2020 | 1.26368 | 1,298,850 | Point of treatment or disposal (Landfill, dumpsite, incinerator, composting plant) |
| 67 |  United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.26027 | 4,617,980 | Not stated |
| 68 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.25694 | 869,000 | Not stated |
| 69 |  Saint LuciaLCACaribbean · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.25395 | 81,705 | Not stated |
| 70 |  PanamaPANCentral America · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.25014 | 1,970,906 | Not stated |
| 71 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe · 2018 reading | 2018 | 1.23584 | 3,180,000 | Not stated |
| 72 |  GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.23156 | 16,417 | Not stated |
| 73 |  ChileCHLSouth America · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.22017 | 8,685,826 | Point of treatment or disposal (Landfill, dumpsite, incinerator, composting plant) |
| 74 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.21839 | 23,038,561 | Not stated |
| 75 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 1.21308 | 18,039,760 | Not stated |
| 76 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.20000 | 2,943,098 | Not stated |
| 77 |  Saint MartinMAFCaribbean · 2020 reading | 2020 | 1.19449 | 14,446 | Not stated |
| 78 |  BelarusBLREastern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.18936 | 3,994,300 | Point of transfer (transfer station) |
| 79 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.18744 | 1,229,527 | Not stated |
| 80 |  MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 1.17045 | 205,261 | Point of generation (household, business, institution) |
| 81 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.16851 | 19,345,000 | Not stated |
| 82 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.14346 | 2,870,000 | Not stated |
| 83 |  CubaCUBCaribbean · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.12201 | 4,572,000 | Point of transfer (transfer station) |
| 84 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.10631 | 3,911,000 | Point of treatment or disposal (Landfill, dumpsite, incinerator, composting plant) |
| 85 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.08485 | 4,139,000 | Not stated |
| 86 |  New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 1.07000 | 112,662 | Point of generation (household, business, institution) |
| 87 |  BrazilBRASouth America · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.06782 | 81,811,506 | Point of treatment or disposal (Landfill, dumpsite, incinerator, composting plant) |
| 88 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.06290 | 4,293,944 | Not stated |
| 89 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia · 2020 reading | 2020 | 1.04962 | 3,890,000 | Point of generation (household, business, institution) |
| 90 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 1.02956 | 26,950,000 | Not stated |
| 91 |  MexicoMEXCentral America · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.02643 | 47,670,613 | Not stated |
| 92 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.02373 | 6,533,833 | Not stated |
| 93 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.01736 | 495,000 | Not stated |
| 94 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.01642 | 473,983 | Point of treatment or disposal (Landfill, dumpsite, incinerator, composting plant) |
| 95 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 1.00931 | 1,184,449 | Not stated |
| 96 |  UruguayURYSouth America · 2021 reading | 2021 | 1.00765 | 1,250,583 | Estimated |
| 97 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 1.00000 | 60,949 | Point of treatment or disposal (Landfill, dumpsite, incinerator, composting plant) |
| 98 |  LebanonLBNWestern Asia · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.98100 | 2,044,000 | Not stated |
| 99 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.97260 | 13,474,923 | Not stated |
| 100 |  Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean · 2020 reading | 2020 | 0.97000 | 14,446 | Not stated |
| 101 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.96558 | 502,607,448 | Point of transfer (transfer station for urban) |
| 102 |  Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean · 2012 reading, too old to compare | 2012 | 0.95614 | 30,300 | Not stated |
| 103 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.95424 | 30,283,757 | Point of transfer (transfer station) |
| 104 |  American SamoaASMPolynesia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 0.94000 | 17,348 | Not stated |
| 105 |  JordanJORWestern Asia · 2020 reading | 2020 | 0.90663 | 3,561,640 | Not stated |
| 106 |  PalestinePSEWestern Asia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 0.88265 | 1,580,000 | Not stated |
| 107 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.88196 | 40,344,000 | Point of transfer (transfer station) |
| 108 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 0.88000 | 1,851,949 | Not stated |
| 109 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.87664 | 1,615,689 | Not stated |
| 110 |  Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa · 2015 reading, too old to compare | 2015 | 0.87400 | 163,443 | Not stated |
| 111 |  HondurasHNDCentral America · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.86830 | 3,234,671 | Not stated |
| 112 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.86376 | 45,867,400 | Not stated |
| 113 |  Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia · 2017 reading | 2017 | 0.86000 | 211,557 | Not stated |
| 114 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.85302 | 31,886 | Not stated |
| 115 |  PeruPERSouth America · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.84754 | 10,213,959 | Not stated |
| 116 |  AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa · 2020 reading | 2020 | 0.84665 | 13,500,000 | Not stated |
| 117 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.84495 | 250,353 | Not stated |
| 118 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe · 2020 reading | 2020 | 0.84133 | 948,880 | Not stated |
| 119 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.82087 | 5,742,000 | Not stated |
| 120 |  French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia · 2020 reading | 2020 | 0.81918 | 83,367 | Not stated |
| 121 |  EcuadorECUSouth America · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.81112 | 5,253,810 | Point of transfer (transfer station) |
| 122 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 0.80635 | 1,117,396 | Point of generation (household, business, institution) |
| 123 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa · 2014 reading, too old to compare | 2014 | 0.80000 | 7,786,460 | Not stated |
| 124 |  GrenadaGRDCaribbean · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.79739 | 34,000 | Not stated |
| 125 |  KosovoXKXSouthern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.79490 | 501,000 | Not stated |
| 126 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America · 2020 reading | 2020 | 0.79078 | 8,251,446 | Point of transfer (transfer station) |
| 127 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia · 2020 reading | 2020 | 0.78933 | 4,780,000 | Not stated |
| 128 |  BelizeBLZCentral America · 2015 reading, too old to compare | 2015 | 0.77705 | 100,000 | Not stated |
| 129 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.76815 | 14,423,330 | Point of treatment or disposal (Landfill, dumpsite, incinerator, composting plant) |
| 130 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 0.76438 | 1,957,586 | Not stated |
| 131 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.72094 | 754,094 | Point of treatment or disposal (Landfill, dumpsite, incinerator, composting plant) |
| 132 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.69072 | 3,024,025 | Not stated |
| 133 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa · 2014 reading, too old to compare | 2014 | 0.67877 | 1,153,643 | Not stated |
| 134 |  HaitiHTICaribbean · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.67806 | 2,799,502 | Not stated |
| 135 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.67629 | 1,541,847 | Not stated |
| 136 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 0.67362 | 9,349,118 | Point of transfer (transfer station) |
| 137 |  MicronesiaFSMMicronesia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.67049 | 27,375 | Not stated |
| 138 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.65512 | 14,800,000 | Not stated |
| 139 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa · 2020 reading | 2020 | 0.64537 | 2,810,000 | Not stated |
| 140 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.64259 | 25,840,000 | Not stated |
| 141 |  IranIRNSouthern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.63000 | 20,453,100 | Not stated |
| 142 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.62970 | 1,518,162 | Not stated |
| 143 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.61992 | 10,554,334 | — |
| 144 |  SurinameSURSouth America · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.61835 | 140,000 | Point of generation (household, business, institution) |
| 145 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.60285 | 6,000,000 | Not stated |
| 146 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.60000 | 4,352,733 | Point of treatment or disposal (Landfill, dumpsite, incinerator, composting plant) |
| 147 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa · 2017 reading | 2017 | 0.56640 | 238,341 | Not stated |
| 148 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia · 2015 reading, too old to compare | 2015 | 0.56426 | 19,000,000 | Not stated |
| 149 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.56378 | 44,500,000 | Not stated |
| 150 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 0.56202 | 4,142,952 | Point of transfer (transfer station) |
| 151 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.55377 | 7,433,045 | Not stated |
| 152 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.54970 | 48,500,000 | Not stated |
| 153 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 0.54241 | 55,439,036 | Not stated |
| 154 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.54003 | 6,816,841 | Not stated |
| 155 |  DominicaDMACaribbean · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.53171 | 13,000 | Not stated |
| 156 |  FijiFJIMelanesia · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.53000 | 177,263 | Not stated |
| 157 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa · 2012 reading, too old to compare | 2012 | 0.52000 | 888,747 | Not stated |
| 158 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 0.51040 | 532,699 | Not stated |
| 159 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia · 2018 reading | 2018 | 0.51029 | 3,576,050 | Not stated |
| =160 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.50000 | 30,472,833 | Not stated |
| =160 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa · 2012 reading, too old to compare | 2012 | 0.50000 | 13,144,574 | Not stated |
| =160 |  SudanSDNNorthern Africa · 2018 reading | 2018 | 0.50000 | 7,945,893 | Not stated |
| 163 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa · 2017 reading | 2017 | 0.49715 | 386,358 | Not stated |
| 164 |  Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.49180 | 240,276 | Not stated |
| 165 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.48329 | 3,000,000 | Not stated |
| 166 |  Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 0.47000 | 1,630,101 | Not stated |
| 167 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.46796 | 5,000,000 | Not stated |
| 168 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa · 2018 reading | 2018 | 0.46492 | 3,102,500 | Not stated |
| 169 |  TajikistanTJKCentral Asia · 2018 reading | 2018 | 0.44688 | 1,500,000 | Not stated |
| 170 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa · 2020 reading | 2020 | 0.44493 | 2,500,000 | Not stated |
| 171 |  TuvaluTUVPolynesia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 0.42177 | 1,643 | Point of treatment or disposal (Landfill, dumpsite, incinerator, composting plant) |
| 172 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia · 2020 reading | 2020 | 0.40866 | 16,628,026 | Not stated |
| 173 |  VanuatuVUTMelanesia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 0.39497 | 41,610 | Not stated |
| 174 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.39320 | 202,254,010 | Not stated |
| 175 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 0.39042 | 7,475,200 | Not stated |
| 176 |  YemenYEMWestern Asia · 2016 reading | 2016 | 0.38201 | 4,409,561 | Not stated |
| 177 |  Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa · 2016 reading | 2016 | 0.36709 | 198,443 | Not stated |
| 178 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa · 2014 reading, too old to compare | 2014 | 0.36247 | 282,378 | Not stated |
| 179 |  ComorosCOMEastern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 0.36010 | 110,705 | Not stated |
| 180 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.35970 | 2,971,830 | Not stated |
| 181 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa · 2019 reading | 2019 | 0.35000 | 3,558,235 | Not stated |
| 182 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 0.34884 | 7,995,632 | Not stated |
| 183 |  MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 0.34721 | 4,200,000 | Not stated |
| 184 |  São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa · 2015 reading, too old to compare | 2015 | 0.33460 | 24,249 | Not stated |
| 185 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia · 2017 reading | 2017 | 0.32310 | 4,148,162 | Not stated |
| 186 |  TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia · 2017 reading | 2017 | 0.31941 | 750,000 | Not stated |
| 187 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa · 2016 reading | 2016 | 0.30899 | 454,000 | Not stated |
| 188 |  KiribatiKIRMicronesia · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.30685 | 14,263 | Point of generation (household, business, institution) |
| 189 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa · 2017 reading | 2017 | 0.30365 | 3,290,590 | Not stated |
| 190 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa · 2017 reading | 2017 | 0.29337 | 241,000 | Point of transfer (transfer station) |
| 191 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia · 2020 reading | 2020 | 0.25700 | 19,780 | Point of generation (household, business, institution) |
| 192 |  TongaTONPolynesia · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.24559 | 9,476 | Not stated |
| 193 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 0.21698 | 60,378 | Point of generation (household, business, institution) |
| 194 |  NigerNERWestern Africa · 2019 reading | 2019 | 0.19505 | 1,606,695 | Not stated |
| 195 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.17929 | 3,450,500 | Not stated |
| 196 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia · 2020 reading | 2020 | 0.17074 | 1,788,500 | Not stated |
| 197 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia · 2015 reading, too old to compare | 2015 | 0.14285 | 351,893 | Not stated |
| 198 |  NauruNRUMicronesia · 2020 reading | 2020 | 0.13425 | 570 | Point of generation (household, business, institution) |
| 199 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa · 2020 reading | 2020 | 0.10401 | 4,453,000 | Not stated |
| 200 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 0.10368 | 348,000 | Not stated |
| 201 | Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 0.05769 | 457,771 | Not stated |
02In Municipal Solid Waste Generation, 2026 compilation
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure. Readings too old to compare take no part.
Highest
- 1British Virgin Islands4.17607
- 2Barbados3.83966
- 4Bahamas3.48318
- 5Monaco3.25006
- 6Cayman Islands3.23178
Lowest
- 201Burkina Faso0.05769
- 200Togo0.10368
- 199Ethiopia0.10401
- 198Nauru0.13425
- 196Nepal0.17074
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.97260. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
03Caveats
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Readings from many years
Each country’s newest reading as of 2026, from 2007 to 2024. 18 are more than ten years older than the file: listed and marked, but left out of the ends and the changes.
199 distinct values among 201
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 2 countries share 0.50000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
1 empty cell
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
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World Bank Group (2026). Municipal Solid Waste Generation, 2026 compilation [data set]. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/municipal-waste/2026
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