City profile

Kigali, Rwanda

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Kigali, Rwanda.

Indicator year 2018Sub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage49%2018 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate4%2018 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping52.3%2018 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2018 · reported material shares

Food and organics75.3%

Other materials11.7%

Paper and cardboard6.6%

Plastic3.7%

Metal1.6%

Glass1.1%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2018 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Open dumping52.3%

Composting35.5%

Unaccounted8.1%

Recycling in treatment mix4.0%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorPrivate

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo