City profile

Dakar, Senegal

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Dakar, Senegal.

Indicator year 2021Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage84%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste16%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping84%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported material shares

Food and organics35.3%

Other materials34.3%

Plastic9.8%

Garden and green waste6.9%

Paper and cardboard5.9%

Textiles3.9%

Glass2.0%

Metal1.0%

Wood1.0%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Open dumping84%

Uncollected16%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelRegional/Provincial/State

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo