City profile

Kano, Nigeria

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Kano, Nigeria.

Indicator year 2020Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated363.2kg per person · 2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate6.5%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

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

Food and organics37.7%

Plastic22.6%

Paper and cardboard16.3%

Other materials8.4%

Textiles4.8%

Glass3.2%

Metal3.1%

Rubber and leather3.1%

Hazardous waste0.7%

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

Unaccounted93.5%

Recycling in treatment mix6.5%

Primary collectionOther / multiple (please state)

Collection operatorRegional/Provincial/State

Collection modelRegional/Provincial/State

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo