City profile

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

Indicator year 2020Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated327.8kg per person · 2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage85%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste15%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill85%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported material shares

Food and organics45.3%

Other materials20.7%

Plastic11.7%

Paper and cardboard10.7%

Textiles9.6%

Glass0.9%

Metal0.8%

Wood0.3%

Hazardous waste0.0%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Sanitary landfill85%

Uncollected15%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelNational

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo