City profile

Lagos, Nigeria

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

Indicator year 2021Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated288.4kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage48%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate8%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste52%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping40%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 organics34%

Plastic31%

Other materials11%

Textiles8%

Paper and cardboard7%

Glass3%

Metal2%

Garden and green waste2%

Wood1%

Hazardous waste1%

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

Uncollected52%

Open dumping40%

Recycling in treatment mix8%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelRegional/Provincial/State

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo