City profile

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Indicator year 2023Mid. East & N. AfricaHIC

Municipal waste generated521.6kg per person · 2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported material shares

Food and organics55.4%

Paper and cardboard16.1%

Other materials6.9%

Textiles6.3%

Plastic5%

Glass4.2%

Rubber and leather3.2%

Metal2.9%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified82.2%

Unaccounted17.8%

Primary collectionCentralised drop-off point: people drop off waste at a specific location or shared (communal) container

Collection operatorState-owned enterprise

Collection modelRegional/Provincial/State

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo