City profile

Conakry, Guinea

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Conakry, Guinea.

Indicator year 2019Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated206.6kg per person · 2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage30%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste70%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping30%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported material shares

Food and organics44%

Plastic20%

Other materials14%

Paper and cardboard8%

Metal5%

Wood5%

Glass4%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Uncollected70%

Open dumping30%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo