City profile

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Indicator year 2020Sub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage75%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate6%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste25%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping49.6%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

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

Food and organics64.8%

Other materials12.7%

Paper and cardboard5.3%

Plastic5.2%

Textiles4%

Diapers and hygiene products3.5%

Glass2.1%

Metal1.2%

Wood0.9%

Hazardous waste0.4%

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

Open dumping49.6%

Uncollected25%

Incineration19.4%

Recycling in treatment mix6.0%

Primary collectionOther / multiple (please state)

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo