City profile

Kinshasa, Congo, Dem. Rep.

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Kinshasa, Congo, Dem. Rep..

Indicator year 2023Sub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated237.2kg per person · 2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage25%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste78%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

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 organics65%

Plastic15%

Metal7%

Textiles6%

Other materials5%

Glass2%

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

Uncollected78%

Controlled landfill22%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorNot reported

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo